help ID these ignition wires
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St. Jude Donor '25
help ID these ignition wires
hi Guys,
Bought some parts lot to get the 68 stuff I needed. There are some braided ignition wires in the group.
The writing on the wires says:
Delcore TVR Supression 3-Q-75
Anyone know what these are for? Are they OEM?
Thanks, John
PS......many more questions to come as there are many other things I frankly do not know what they are for, maybe c-1 or c-2, Chevelle?
Bought some parts lot to get the 68 stuff I needed. There are some braided ignition wires in the group.
The writing on the wires says:
Delcore TVR Supression 3-Q-75
Anyone know what these are for? Are they OEM?
Thanks, John
PS......many more questions to come as there are many other things I frankly do not know what they are for, maybe c-1 or c-2, Chevelle?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
They are probably an over the counter set.. Fits all Big blocks with radio. 1965-1974.. however the clips were different on the 65 version of the wire...The date code is third quarter 75. gotta pic?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
8912284 gm p/n also sold under delco part number 458w... Wow.. can't believe I remembered the part numbers after all these years.... but it was at one time one of the best selling items we had.
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St. Jude Donor '25
fYI the table these are on is my 1930 22' shuffleboard table.......rumored to be a table Al Capone played on!!!
Last edited by avalonjohn; Jan 14, 2012 at 11:10 PM.
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Thread Starter
CF Community Team
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From: Delaware
St. Jude Donor '25
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Wow, there is a fair chance that I had a hand in making those very wires you now possess. I worked at Packard Electric where those wires were produced, and through 1975, I worked in the continuous vulcanizing (CV) area where ignition wire was made. The inner core was made up of a number of strands of Kevlar fiber that were drawn through a graphite bath a few times to provide the actual conductor. The core was then sent to the CV area to have a couple coats of insulation applied. When the final coat was added, the cable was drawn through a steam filled tube for curing. As the finished ignition wire was approaching the equipment to wind it onto large reels, it would pass through a small machine that transferred the product name and date code onto the cable.
