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Any way to replace plug wires in a factory coil ?
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7mm sparkplug wires will go right in the coils. If the sparkplug wires are molded into the coils(some are), the only way to replace the plug wire will be to go to www.z1enterprises.com and buy 4 of the NGK sparkplug wire "Splices".
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TU38-1024
Used for splicing new wires on old coils. Joins two sections of plug wire together.
$5.57
Click here > www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=1890
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mtkawboy wrote: Ive got an 80 KZ1000 with factory electronic ignition. Is there any way to replace the plug wires in the factory coils. I really cant afford a set of Dyna coils right now, Ive spent a ton on this thing ?
Is it for certain that the existing spark plug wires are bad and that the existing coils are good?
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mtkawboy wrote: ...Where the wire goes into the coils it has boots on it....
Am pretty sure the stock coils have the plug wires permanently attached.
The rubber boot is likely just a protective cover.
If fitting the splicers, be sure to leave ample stub lengths from the coil to accommodate both the splicer and the boot.
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I have seen kits with the wires and splicers I think they are like $40 - $50. If those are original coils I would not spend money on them, I would punt them into the can.mtkawboy wrote: Ive got an 80 KZ1000 with factory electronic ignition. Is there any way to replace the plug wires in the factory coils. I really cant afford a set of Dyna coils right now, Ive spent a ton on this thing ?
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mtkawboy wrote: ...copper core wire instead of supression wire on an electronic ignition ....
Non-resistant copper core plug wire, and non-resistor spark plugs, would be okay to run with non-resistor plug caps, but Moma Kaw fitted resistor caps to reduce electrical interference in such things as radio reception and sensitive electronic components.
Instead of resistor plug caps, resistor plug wires or resistor spark plugs could have been fitted.
Was a good choice, imo, because the solid core plug wires are more durable, and the R plugs are sometimes more difficult to find (but usually the same price), and the resistor plug caps are very durable and long-lasting.
If using the Dyna suppression plug wires, would retain and use their integrated caps. And don't replace the Dyna caps with the stock resistor caps.
The stock resistor caps may be put on the shelf until perhaps fitted to solid core (non-suppression/non-resistor) spark plug wires.
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