How To Make Custom Spark Plug Wire Sets

[@BPattB]

Your channel is the gift that keeps on giving! I bought a set of Excel 8.8 custom length wires off eBay for $50ish (trying to save for a used AVS2 lol). Anyway Excel's crimpers, 1 end goes in a vise and the other end you set on top and hit with a hammer. Needless this to say after the second 1 came out funky I went to KZbin. And who shows up? The Carburetor Guru. The vise grip trick made this super easy. Once again thank you.

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

It’s from years of making all sorts of weird mistakes. The vice crimp tool works just fine! Glad it was helpful for you!

[@tsmith578]

Do you know of a good place that sells wire ends and boots separately, as compared to a complete wire kit. Most retailers only seem to want to sell kits,

[@phildoleebowitz5335]

So is that ratcheting style tool set to the correct pressure out of the box or did you adjust the crimp pressure with the turn of the wheel?

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

It’s not that complicated. Crimp it shut till the tool releases. Doesn’t matter what the pressure is. Or what the diameter of the wire is.

[@phildoleebowitz5335]

@@MuscleCarSolutions that isn’t true at all, i bought the ratcheting klein crimpers for an audio project for small gauge wire and out of the box the terminal looked to be crimped correctly but a simple pull test proved otherwise. I adjusted the pressure with two clicks and re tightened the safety and it provided a much stronger crimp to the terminal, i couldn’t even pull it off. So i would say, yes it does matter that you check that the tool is applying correct crimp pressure. Why would the adjustment be on there if it didn’t matter?

[@jamiestanley8774]

Can the wires be extended. My leads are fixed to my two coils with screw in caps .

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

Where’s the link to the MSD tool? Thanks for this video!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

Its in the description!

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

well, it is now anyway. lol

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

@@MuscleCarSolutions ok thank you 😂😂😂

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

@@MuscleCarSolutions would you happen to know why a rpm gauge don’t work? Is there a cable or something? It’s on 2003 Yukon. I’ve been all over the internet and all I can find is the gauge cluster could be bad. My oil pressure is not reading also. I know that the oil pressure sending sensors normally go bad but it’s at the back of the block 🤬🤬🤬😂😂😂

[@johnnydollarhide9466]

Please help! I got a set of FAST wires, do I need to cut the inner black insulation?

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

No.

[@johnnydollarhide9466]

@@MuscleCarSolutions thank you for your time and knowledge much appreciated

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

@@johnnydollarhide9466 you’re very welcome! Thank you!

[@jeffderenzo1500]

is that crimp tool good for msd 8.5 wires

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

@@jeffderenzo1500 it doesn’t care what brand of wires you’re working with.

[@jeffderenzo1500]

@@MuscleCarSolutions i was referring to the with 8.5 lol

[@justincochran8612]

Do you put the boot on first before you crimp the ends on? Thanks for your videos. I rebuilt my first Edelbrock (1405) by using your videos.

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

No. I just use a little dielectric grease and slide them on after the crimp. There’s little advantage to putting them on first. The concern is pulling apart the inner core. If you find a way to install the boots without hurting the core, that’s the challenge.

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

Glad you were able to rebuild your carb!

[@giloquendo]

What's the brand of the rachet tool

[@MuscleCarSolutions]

You mean the wire crimpers? Link is in the description.

[@I999-g2s]

This is a great video - thank you! BUT - I can't find (carbon core) spark plug wire, anywhere! The fancy low resistance wires are not recommended for my engine, best to stick to plain high resistance carbon core, but I can't source the wire itself anywhere :-(

[@Samson-EC]

Are you sure you are placing the wire in properly? That is a double crimp terminal. The wire, I believe should have been pushed up further past the next crimp and close to the closed part of the terminal at the top. There should be two crimps, if I am not mistaken...jc