91 plug wire covers
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91 plug wire covers
My wife has a 91 that we bought this year. The plug wires were covered with black plastic conduit. But is a couple of areas it was melted.
Re-did the setup this weekend. Routed the wires properely to avoid melting.
Question... is the plastic conduit over the plug wires factory (should have asked before I started)?
THanks.
Jeff
Re-did the setup this weekend. Routed the wires properely to avoid melting.
Question... is the plastic conduit over the plug wires factory (should have asked before I started)?
THanks.
Jeff
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Re: 91 plug wire covers (jgrice)
If you mean all the wires, unless they started with later L98s I'd say no.
I receltly replaced my stock Packards and they had no covering, except the four pieces of spiral warp where they pass under the EGR pipe. I believe these pieces are stock GM parts, though don't know if still available. You could try turning the burned sections away from the EGR, if this is what you mean. Also be sure that the wires & wrap are behind the two metal tangs that keep em away from the EGR pipe.
[Modified by 65Z01, 5:59 PM 11/5/2001]
I receltly replaced my stock Packards and they had no covering, except the four pieces of spiral warp where they pass under the EGR pipe. I believe these pieces are stock GM parts, though don't know if still available. You could try turning the burned sections away from the EGR, if this is what you mean. Also be sure that the wires & wrap are behind the two metal tangs that keep em away from the EGR pipe.
[Modified by 65Z01, 5:59 PM 11/5/2001]
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Re: 91 plug wire covers (65Z01)
Most of the wires had the spiral wrap and yes it was metled as you indicated. Carefully pealed the melted plastic off the wires and secured all to their holders with ties. Routed 2 wires on the outside of the EGR which reduced the thickness on the inside of the EGR (all 4 ran behind it!!).
So it sounds like from the factory there was some plasitc spiral.
Thanks.
Jeff
So it sounds like from the factory there was some plasitc spiral.
Thanks.
Jeff
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Re: 91 plug wire covers (jgrice)
If you noticed the two metal "tabs" that held the wires. The one held one wire the other three wires. These also act as heat sinks to take EGR tube heat away.
