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Old May 7, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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ok I bought new Delco wires for my car and did the easy ones first..the front 3...the middle plug looks like it has small black lines or cracks in the porcelin....is this my bucking problem ??
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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Those black lines are very fine cracks. The black is caused by carbon build up from arcing out to ground. This will absolutely give you a misfire.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 2kg4u
Those black lines are very fine cracks. The black is caused by carbon build up from arcing out to ground. This will absolutely give you a misfire.
so just replace that one plug and the rest of the wires ??

Also I noticed the OLD wires say "Packard" not ac delco...the new ones say AC Delco Silicone....
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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also...how much dieelectric grease should I use on both the plug tip and coil pack tip ??? Just a dab on the tip or cover the porclin on the plug too ??
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Carbon trace. Bad plug. Be careful when putting them in that your straight with the socket, and not over tightening the plug.
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as far as the die electric grease...put it on the tip of the plug and coil or on the inside of the boot or on the porcelin ??
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Originally Posted by goldfinger22
as far as the die electric grease...put it on the tip of the plug and coil or on the inside of the boot or on the porcelin ??
Pinky dab on each: Coil connector and both wire ends.
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Originally Posted by goldfinger22
so just replace that one plug and the rest of the wires ??

Also I noticed the OLD wires say "Packard" not ac delco...the new ones say AC Delco Silicone....
You may have pulled the original wires off. I also had this brand on the car when I got it, and I believe that mine was serviced at the dealership last. What brand of plugs came out? AC Delco?
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Originally Posted by rjolly87
You may have pulled the original wires off. I also had this brand on the car when I got it, and I believe that mine was serviced at the dealership last. What brand of plugs came out? AC Delco?
this car only had 2k on it when i bought it...it had ac delco plugs in it....i would assume these were factory wires....


as for the dieelectric grease...it doesnt make sense to me to put it on the contacts...is no conductive......
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That is exactly the point of dielectric grease ... it is non-conductive. It keeps moisture out of your electrical connections without creating a path to ground or bridging two contacts. Also makes it easier to remove boots from spark plugs. I use dielectric grease on every electrical connection I take a part, including the boots at both ends of the spark plug wires.
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