cloth spark plug wires

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Sid

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Has anyone used the cloth copper core spark plug wires on a 42-48 crab distributor? I see Vintage ford in Sacramento Ca. has them. Are they any good? I'm not worried about radio noise. Just want a good set of wires.
 

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Sid said:
Has anyone used the cloth copper core spark plug wires on a 42-48 crab distributor? I see Vintage ford in Sacramento Ca. has them. Are they any good? I'm not worried about radio noise. Just want a good set of wires.
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Sid said:
Has anyone used the cloth copper core spark plug wires on a 42-48 crab distributor? I see Vintage ford in Sacramento Ca. has them. Are they any good? I'm not worried about radio noise. Just want a good set of wires.
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I'd just received a set last week from them. The blue wires are too short to be utilized. The other six wires are way too long as is. Those I can shorten. There is zero lacquer coating as there should be on any of the wires.
If I were to score these... maybe a D.
 
Does anyone know where to get a good set of solid core wires that do fit?
 
The plug wires 46-48 were solid, with a brown finish, P/N 59A-12259. Google that number, and you will get a number of suppliers. I got mine from Carpenter, but I believe they are out of stock.
 
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The plug wires 46-48 were solid, with a brown finish, P/N 59A-12259. Google that number, and you will get a number of suppliers. I got mine from Carpenter, but I believe they are out of stock.
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Is that the part number for the dist. with the one piece cap with the 2 snaps? It looks like no boots for the distributor side.
 
Kube said:
I'd just received a set last week from them. The blue wires are too short to be utilized. The other six wires are way too long as is. Those I can shorten. There is zero lacquer coating as there should be on any of the wires.
If I were to score these... maybe a D.
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Just today I'd received the replacement wires that were way too short in the first set I'd purchased. They sent the exact same length.
So, if there is still an open question as to whether or not a guy should buy from Vintage in Sacramento...
 
I recently bought a set from Vintage Ford in Sacramento and only had to shorten them a bit. Had no problem with any being to short. A bit expensive for what they are.
 
You might try Rhode Island Wire; they offer the "7MM Stranded Copper Core - Cotton Braided and Lacquered" They've been my go-to for cloth wire for years.
 
If you decide you want to suppress the ignition noise, just use a short piece of spiral wound for the ignition cable from the coil to the distributor. That is all it takes to quiet the whole thing down.
 
Brillman has an impressive inventory.
They stock Rajah connectors and even found the small brass mushroom ends used in headlight sockets.
I bought a 25’ roll of bulk wire and made my own.
 

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