michael collins > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Plugs And wires

I was not sure when this was done last so i decided to replace the plugs and wires. I went to NAPA a...
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584 hits | 87.22 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
I was not sure when this was done last so i decided to replace the plugs and wires. I went to NAPA a...
here is the drivers side when i started.
drivers side start.JPG
483 hits | 60.95 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
here is the drivers side when i started.
here is the pass side as i started. it is hard to see with the air cleaner in place.
pass side start.JPG
481 hits | 60.7 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
here is the pass side as i started. it is hard to see with the air cleaner in place.

here it is without the air cleaner in place.
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here it is without the air cleaner in place.
since the ignition system is stock i went with the factory gap setting of 0.035.
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482 hits | 50.15 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
since the ignition system is stock i went with the factory gap setting of 0.035.
i did the plugs and wires 1 at a time so i did not mix them up. here is the old wires.
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i did the plugs and wires 1 at a time so i did not mix them up. here is the old wires.
here are the old plugs they were gapped at .050 way to big for the stock ignition system. the tach d...
plugs old.JPG
440 hits | 28.34 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
here are the old plugs they were gapped at .050 way to big for the stock ignition system. the tach d...
here are the old plugs again all seemed to be burning correctly.
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here are the old plugs again all seemed to be burning correctly.
i put some of the Anit-size on the plug threads. this will keep the plugs from rusting to the head a...
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i put some of the Anit-size on the plug threads. this will keep the plugs from rusting to the head a...
i put a little Di-electric grease on the plug eands fr the cap and the plug end.
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i put a little Di-electric grease on the plug eands fr the cap and the plug end.
here are the new wires in on the pass side. most of the wire seperators broke so i need to get some ...
new wires.JPG
472 hits | 68.97 KB | Posted: 4/10/07
here are the new wires in on the pass side. most of the wire seperators broke so i need to get some ...
here is the new drivers side wires in place.
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here is the new drivers side wires in place.
here is the cap side with the new wires in place.
new wires 3.JPG
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here is the cap side with the new wires in place.
we wer driving down the street and had a real bad shake and then the motor died. one issue was the c...
cap rotor.JPG
562 hits | 27.09 KB | Posted: 5/16/07
we wer driving down the street and had a real bad shake and then the motor died. one issue was the c...
you can see the rotor is cooked and the bottom of the cap is in poor shape as well.
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484 hits | 30.08 KB | Posted: 5/16/07
you can see the rotor is cooked and the bottom of the cap is in poor shape as well.
you can see the center or coil nipple is burned off the cap.
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you can see the center or coil nipple is burned off the cap.
The rotor was burned real bad.
Rotor burned.JPG
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The rotor was burned real bad.
another view of the burnt rotor
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another view of the burnt rotor