1993 LX 5.0 Spark plug wire?

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live4yotas

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I just noticed tonight without any lights on in the dark that my spark wires spark when touching any metal in the car. The car has a metal four spark wire holder on the side of the cylinder head and I noticed I could see light or sparks go through the metal holder. So I took them out and I could see sparks or light on any metalthe wires touched. Whats up with this? I havent ever noticed this on any other car or truck of mine. Is this a ground problem or what?

 

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How new are your wires? You should check the ground on the motor and it might be time for some new wires.
Kevin

 

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They look new they are Taylor 8.5 mm wires. I'll try to ground the motor to the frame. I have been wanting to put a bigger ground on a better spot anyway but if that doesn't help I will replace the wires. I noticed that on the coil were a lil wire ties to the top of it, it was sparking on the connection. But didnt look to be loose.

 

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Wires are arcing....replace them

 

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Was it a good light show. Did you see a lot of pretty colors.LOL. Your plug wires are no good get some new ones man.

 

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Aight man. Will do.

 

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Nah man you could barely see it but you could if you looked hard. I just happened to notice it b/c I had to jump the car off and it was dark.

It was very pretty and blue and was coming off the wire ever where. I wanted to crack a beer open and grab a chair and enjoy the sight.

Thanks man.

 

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Unless your car is majorly built, just use good old Ford wires. They're excellent quality and not horribly expensive.

 

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The car has a aftermarket coil, cap and rotor. The motor has a hard hitting cam. The cam is actually more than I would have ever put in it had I have built the motor. But it will really move. I will just get the ford wires. I like having high performance stuff on the car though.

 

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The Ford Racing Wires are very Reasonable in price and are good wires, you wont be disappointed.

 

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I just got a friend to pick me up a set of the 9mm ford racing ones from jegs and they were only $40