Coil Wire - Spark Plugs

[gilach]

Folks, i ordered a set of Bremi wires and installed them this weekend. When i go to the coil wire i found that the 'boot' was disconnected from the wire. I thought this was a defect and was putting it back in the original bag to return when i saw a label that states that you cut to length and then insert the wire into the boot by hand. Please see pixs. Here are my questions.

1. Has anyone else come across this?
2. I find it hard to believe that pushing the wire into the boot will make a proper connection to the boot. Seems like a half-baked idea, unless i'm missing something, ie perhaps i should pull the boot out and then cut the insulation on the wire back and ensure the wires' make full contact.

best, Paul.

[hornhospital]

Poke around in the boot. You should find a crimp-on brass connector that you put on the wire after you cut it to length. Shove the wire with connector into the post and then push the boot over it.

[gilach]

I was able to pull the 'connector' out of the rubber boot, see pixs. Essentially, the connection is a pin, ie the center of the wire, which appears to be made up of copper wires, when pushed into the boot is guided onto the point. As you can see from the second photo, the copper wire is has a gap where the point goes in. Still seems like a poor design.

I will re-assemble and be sure to 'jam' the wire into the point, as it were. I'm currently using the old coil wire on the car. Changing the spark plug wires has resolved a hesitation issue i had above 4-5K rpm. Let me replace with this new coil wire and see what happens, performance wise.

best, Paul.

[gilach]

ok, i think i figured it out. the point inside the boot has a thread. so when connecting the wire, you need to thread it on, the pin seats itself into the wire on every turn, making it very difficult to 'pop-out'. Still, it pushes all the coil wires to one side, but much better than simply pushing the wire onto the pin.

[hornhospital]

That's even better than the crimp-on brass connector I was referring to.

[Da_Hose]

I would get some self-sealing silicone tape, and reinforce the connection to the boot. Remember the silicone ONLY sticks to itself, and stretch it while you install.

Jose