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The spark plug wires on my '93 were getting kind of brittle so decided to do a replacement. Checked around & stock or aftermarket items were way out of my price range so with the advice from DaveO430 a DIY project was formulated. I went to NAPA & got 12 feet of solid core bulk wire & headed fro Dave's place.
Pretty simple process really;
1) remove a plug wire
2) use a flat blade screwdriver & remove the screw in fitting & resistor fro the boot -
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3) check the resistor for proper resistance -
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4) work the boot up the wire to expose the metal end piece & then use a soldering iron to remove it from the wire -
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5) Use a soldering iron to remove the metal end from the wire -
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6) cut new piece of wire & slide boot on
7) solder metal end onto new wire -
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8) put the resistor & screw in piece back into the boot
9) install back on to bike, repeat 5 more times
As a help only do one wire at a time. Total cost was about $15 & a couple hours if time. Hope this helps some folks, Andy.
Pretty simple process really;
1) remove a plug wire
2) use a flat blade screwdriver & remove the screw in fitting & resistor fro the boot -
3) check the resistor for proper resistance -
4) work the boot up the wire to expose the metal end piece & then use a soldering iron to remove it from the wire -
5) Use a soldering iron to remove the metal end from the wire -
6) cut new piece of wire & slide boot on
7) solder metal end onto new wire -
8) put the resistor & screw in piece back into the boot
9) install back on to bike, repeat 5 more times
As a help only do one wire at a time. Total cost was about $15 & a couple hours if time. Hope this helps some folks, Andy.
