Bought new ignition wires.

[BlazerBoyLT98]

Good to know, thank you for updating.

[Booch]

For what it's worth, I've always used the Taylor wires from Summit or Jegs. They have a really positive lock on the plug end (you can hear them click as they engage), and easily handled the heat and power from my old 470 hp 402 BB Chevy I had in a '78 Monza a few years back (MSD Blaster 2 coil, Accel unilite 5000 distributer,etc).

The part number we need for 4.3 liter 1996 - 2003 is 74X35 - 91035.

Taylor's homepage is http://www.taylorvertex.com/hp/ , and their application guide is http://www.taylorvertex.com/PDFS/Page53-64.pdf

These are what I'm buying when it's time to change the wires on my 02 Xtreme.

[muzzy1maniac]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

Here I am trying to do something good and change the cap and rotor and I end up screwing something else up.

My life's story bro...

[blazee]

I've got nearly 40,000 miles on my autolite wires. If you do the job right and do a complete tune-up all at once, there is no need to remove the wires 6 months after installing them.

I've also got nearly 40,000 one my autolite platinum plugs. I did go with AC Delco cap and rotor, though, because of all the problems that people have had with the after market ones. My Blazer runs like new with almost 150,000 miles on it.

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by blazee

I've got nearly 40,000 miles on my autolite wires. If you do the job right and do a complete tune-up all at once, there is no need to remove the wires 6 months after installing them.

I've also got nearly 40,000 one my autolite platinum plugs. I did go with AC Delco cap and rotor, though, because of all the problems that people have had with the after market ones. My Blazer runs like new with almost 150,000 miles on it.

That is wrong and you know it, they are junk and I'm sorry, but having plug wires that are only good for one time connection is garbadge.

I did the job "RIGHT" and I'm sorry that I didn't change the cap and rotor at exactly the same time as the wires. But saying that is an excuse that the wires are supposed to fail then you are full of it.

You don't replace your wires everytime you replace your cap & rotor or plugs.

Listen, 6 months and they failed when I pulled them off on TWO WIRES. This is poor workmanship and the connections are garbage compared to the stock wires.

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

Ok, update.....

AVOID AUTOLITE WIRES!

Just changed my cap and rotor and those new wires ripped the condictor out of the boot on two of the wires connecting to the cap.

PLUS, one ripped out when I was regreasing the plug ends as well.

These are made REALLY cheap and you can tell when you look inside the connections.

AVOID!!! My 10 year old wires are more durable that this.

i swaped my wires when i changed the cpi so i had complete access to the cap. my truck had ac delco wires on it and when i pulled them off, all of the boots tore off. cheap pos. i replaced them with 8mm accell 9000's for 70 bucks and they work great.

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by ZL1power69

i swaped my wires when i changed the cpi so i had complete access to the cap. my truck had ac delco wires on it and when i pulled them off, all of the boots tore off. cheap pos. i replaced them with 8mm accell 9000's for 70 bucks and they work great.

Were you pulling on the boots or on the wire?

Did you have any dielectric grease on them?

[blazee]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

That is wrong and you know it, they are junk and I'm sorry, but having plug wires that are only good for one time connection is garbadge.

What is wrong? If you do a full tune-up and replace everything..... why would you need to remove the wires 6 months later?

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

I did the job "RIGHT" and I'm sorry that I didn't change the cap and rotor at exactly the same time as the wires. But saying that is an excuse that the wires are supposed to fail then you are full of it.

You don't replace your wires everytime you replace your cap & rotor or plugs.

Listen, 6 months and they failed when I pulled them off on TWO WIRES. This is poor workmanship and the connections are garbage compared to the stock wires.

What did you expect? Of course the quality isn't going to be as good as the AC Delcos..... They are 1/4 of the price. Even though they are not the same quality, they still provide great performance and are well worth the money.

I have done alot of tune-ups in my lifetime. I've pulled lots of wires loose from the boots (only because I was replacing them) it doesn't matter if they were OEM or aftermarket, they all can break if removed improperly. If you want to reuse them, you have to remove them properly. The boots are there to seal the connection, because of this they create a strong suction when you try to remove them. If you want to reuse the wires you have to grab the front of the boot and twist back and forth as you remove the wire. You NEVER pull them off by the wire unless you are replacing them, because 80% of the time they will break. (Any brand will break) Of the hundreds that I've done I haven't broke any that I planned to reuse.

Calling a product garbage just because you handled it improperly and broke it, is just plain wrong and you know it.

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by blazee

What is wrong? If you do a full tune-up and replace everything..... why would you need to remove the wires 6 months later?

Oh gimmie a break, what a stupid statement. You know the world does not work like that. Maybe someone didn't have the money to replace everything at once or maybe they didn't have the time.

This is no excuse for the part failing on me. You should have done it all and it is that problem that caused the part to fail.

What a idiotic statement, I thought you knew better than that.

Originally Posted by blazee

What did you expect? Of course the quality isn't going to be as good as the AC Delcos..... They are 1/4 of the price. Even though they are not the same quality, they still provide great performance and are well worth the money.

Gimmie a break, again, a piss poor excuse. What, I buy ignition wires and they are expected to fail in 6 months because I didn't follow you "perfect tuneup" routine? You know that is bullcrap and a poor excuse.

Originally Posted by blazee

I have done alot of tune-ups in my lifetime. I've pulled lots of wires loose from the boots (only because I was replacing them) it doesn't matter if they were OEM or aftermarket, they all can break if removed improperly. If you want to reuse them, you have to remove them properly. The boots are there to seal the connection, because of this they create a strong suction when you try to remove them. If you want to reuse the wires you have to grab the front of the boot and twist back and forth as you remove the wire. You NEVER pull them off by the wire unless you are replacing them, because 80% of the time they will break. (Any brand will break) Of the hundreds that I've done I haven't broke any that I planned to reuse.

Calling a product garbage just because you handled it improperly and broke it, is just plain wrong and you know it.

You know what, why don't you ask me how I removed them instead of blindly saying I removed them wrong. OK>>>THANKS!!

When I installed them I actually added a good dose of dielectric grease to them to coat them properly, and they were perfectly on and were not stuck in any way or form.

Nice assumption there. Did I say I pulled them off properly? NO!

Did I use excessive force? NO!

Are you backing Autolite wires to somehow make yourself feel better that you use them.....YES!

They are garbage and not worth the money to install them. I would pay the extra money now.

Your post is nothing but a bunch of idiotic excuses.

Here they are all summed up:

1.) You should have installed the cap at the same time as the wires: RIDICULOUS

2.) They are cheaper, you shouldn't expect them to last: RIDICULOUS

3.) You didn't remove them properly: RIDICULOUS

So if you have the same wires, that is fine, it is your choice.

BUT DON'T YOU EVER SAY IT IS MY FAULT THAT THE PART FAILED BECAUSE OF THESE BULLSHIT EXCUSES.

KTHX

Thread is closed, obviously, some people don't have their heads on their shoulders.

AUTOLITE SPARK PLUG WIRES ARE HORRIBLE! DON'T USE THEM! NOT WORTH THE MONEY!