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coils seem to be working fine, but the crappy plug wires are well....crappy. i pulled the boots apart and re-attached them the best you can. being that the ends are only threaded into the core they are just not great. when i grab all the boots i get shocked which means all the spark is not making it to the plug itself. the boot on number 2 gets super hot so i know that one is the worse conductor in the bunch. is there a way to fix these since they are attached directly into the coils or am i just better off getting new coils and wires? also i know you can use the accel coils but do you know which set i should use for a gs 750L? thanks.
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The caps break down after they get old. Cut back about 1/2" of wire, Separate the strands with a sharp awl or knife ( so the screw doesn't slide to the side of the wire) and screw in the new caps. Throw the old garbage away. Z1 Enterprises has a good selection. They also have a wire splicer for new wires on old coils. http://www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=427
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The wires can be replaced too, if need be.Comment
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What thes guys say is true, You can actually feel the heat on the main circuit in your fusebox when caps are bad. Its an increased resistance that is not good for anything or anyone. They can be broken down and cleaned but its not worth the bother buy new plugs and prepare to be amazed.Comment
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The plug wires on molded in coils can be replaced but you might not find the effort worthwhile.
The process:
1. cut the plug wires off two inches from the coil.
2. strip insulation back to 1/2 inch from coil.
3. buy a new VW distrubutor cap.
4. section out the four plug wire cups from the cap.
5. wrap the bare wire from the coil around the inside post of the cup.
6. slather up the coil wire and underside of the cup with epoxy.
7 let it dry and then slather it up again to build strengh.
You now have coils with replacable plug wires.Comment
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If the wires are original simply replace them. If you have the type of coils with wires molded in, NGK sells splices to remedy this.Comment
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