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stanley.
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November 10, 2019 at 6:08 pm #186910
What are you all using for new plug wires and terminals . The type on the older motors like my Speeditwin that screw fasten on …
November 10, 2019 at 8:49 pm #1869227mm metallic core multi- strand wires NO CARBON STUFF !!
November 11, 2019 at 9:28 am #186942Packard 440 is a good choice, it’s 7mm copper core. Brillman has it and you can also find it on eBay or at some motorcycle shops that work on old bikes.
November 11, 2019 at 9:44 am #186943Too bad no one is manufacturing those original style, crimped, “eyelet”
plug wire terminals, but I suppose one would need a crimping tool of some
kind. They’re a lot less bulky than what currently available, and probably
less prone to arcing in close quarters.Prepare to be boarded!
November 11, 2019 at 11:38 am #186949you can just get a standard round connector that fits your plug post size and solder/crimp it to the end of the wire or twist the wire in a circle and solder it
it won’t go anywhere once you secure it to the plug
November 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm #186951I did order the Packard 440 wire and these terminals . They are just like the ones that were on there originally .
You kinda have to look through all the terminals to find them .. .25 cents a piece ..November 11, 2019 at 1:34 pm #186952Dont ask me how that link picture got so big ! LOL!!!!
November 11, 2019 at 5:19 pm #186959I wondered the same with my Elgin. the new magneto has a threaded internal post. I hesitated pushing the wire onto the post ( which is threaded.
any help from the Elgin site would be helpful.November 11, 2019 at 5:30 pm #186966I did order the Packard 440 wire and these terminals . They are just like the ones that were on there originally .
You kinda have to look through all the terminals to find them .. .25 cents a piece ..I looked on Brillman’s before I posted and failed to see them. Thanks!
It doesn’t say on their site, but did you need a special tool to criimp
the rings?
Also, they show a tiny tube type of terminal end, while not original,
would probably work on outboards as well.Prepare to be boarded!
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This reply was modified 1 month ago by
Buccaneer.
November 11, 2019 at 8:36 pm #186976Those ring terminals will all do the job, however they are not like the original style. The old ones had a “tail” or spike that pushed into the wire insulation in addition to the “ring”. This tail helped straighten the connection and reduce the tendency of the wire breaking at the joint of the wire insulation and the ring.
Joe B
November 11, 2019 at 10:26 pm #186985Your right the one’s I had did have the little spike on the bottom .
The little tube type were out of stock …
I’m gunna try a pair of needle nose to crimp ..-
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Samuel Phelps.
November 16, 2019 at 12:07 pm #187262I think these are the same but a little cheaper.This is a good site to visit,anyway. https://www.restorationstuff.com/featured4.html
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