Quote: Originally Posted by
hillbilly_hayes
Wow thanks for the reply i didnt know about the carbon and metal resistan wire making a difference and i am not so sure it will. The reason I figured the wire was bad is the ohms did not check out and the old plug wire was really brittle and cracked in a spot so i pulled it out and it was glued in the coil so i heated a pick and cleaned out the coil because of the glue and outer casing from the old plug wire. I got the new wire to go in very nice and securly and ohmed everything out once again and it was spot on. Thats were I raise an eyebrow as to why it would damage anything else if it fall right into the the factory specs with the new wire and ngk cap installed it ohmed out at 9.27k ohms and primary was .2 ohms. If you still think this could cause damage to my machine please do explain.
The cap itself has 5k ohm resistance. Adding resistance with automotive carbon resistance lead will delay the timing and give you a bit hotter spark, but might also cause another component of the ignition system to fail. Take a chance, leave it and let us know what the long term result is. I doubt if others might the same LUCK if they try to pull the embedded wire out of the coil, but if it is possible, it should be replaced with a wire lead. The resistance cap needs to be screwed into the lead and it needs the wire for a secure attachment.
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