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Finding leaky Ign wire? #1596109 03/21/14 10:45 AM 03/21/14 10:45 AM
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360view OP Moparts resident spammer 3 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,162 USA	Anyone know of a safe and simple way to find an ignition wire that is making a weak and not visible discharge to ground? I have a 1995 Magnum 5.9 V8 in a Ram On the AM radio i can hear a zap-zap-zap of what appears to be just one of the eight ignition wires. It is a slow paced zap at 580 rpm idle speed so I don't think it is the coil wire. Even in near complete darkness i cannot see anything. No blue green corona discharge. No flash from a spark. I have looked at and felt the wires and cleaned them with WD40 before reinstalling. I have thought of pulling off one at a time each wire end connector at the distributor, or of grounding one wire at a time, but i want to be extra cautious because I have read in the past of 1994-1995 OBD-I Magnum V8 owners "Frying" the Triac switches that are internal to the JTEC computer, which is expensive. I own a simple inductive timing light. I have one of those cheap spark checkers that goes between wire and sparkplug with a neon bulb. I have an Actron Scantool OBD-I with the Chrysler cartridge. There are nearby friends with fairly extensive tool collections i might be able to borrow a specific diagnostic device from. I have thought about borrowing or buying an extra long "known good" ignition wire and substituting it for each of my present wires one at a time.

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: 360view] #1596110 03/21/14 10:48 AM 03/21/14 10:48 AM
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gdonovan I Live Here Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT	Quote: Anyone know of a safe and simple way to find an ignition wire that is making a weak and not visible discharge to ground? Wynns use to make a product called Hi-Volt, was awesome for doing diagnostic work. "I think its got a hemi"

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: gdonovan] #1596111 03/21/14 11:05 AM 03/21/14 11:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio	Mix up a slight salt solution in tap water.Then mist the wires and cap down with a spray bottle.If you can do it where its a bit dark even better.Thats all I used at work for 30 years.Found many bad wires ,caps and plugs that way.Sometime you will get a carbon track on the plug porcelian and great what you have.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: therocks] #1596112 03/21/14 11:42 AM 03/21/14 11:42 AM
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Dcuda69 master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,945 WI	Quote: Mix up a slight salt solution in tap water.Then mist the wires and cap down with a spray bottle.If you can do it where its a bit dark even better.Thats all I used at work for 30 years.Found many bad wires ,caps and plugs that way.Sometime you will get a carbon track on the plug porcelian and great what you have.Rocky I have done this for over 30 years also!! Poor man's scope Works like a charm!

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: Dcuda69] #1596113 03/21/14 11:55 AM 03/21/14 11:55 AM
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john55 master J Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,842 Ohio	Quote: Quote: Mix up a slight salt solution in tap water.Then mist the wires and cap down with a spray bottle.If you can do it where its a bit dark even better.Thats all I used at work for 30 years.Found many bad wires ,caps and plugs that way.Sometime you will get a carbon track on the plug porcelian and great what you have.Rocky I have done this for over 30 years also!! Poor man's scope Works like a charm! one more thing, while the plug wires are good 'n wet, you can also use a screwdriver, clip a jumper wire to ground and follow the wires one at a time, sometimes it works just an idea, or find a friend with a good scope The Plymouth Win You Over Beat Goes On

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: therocks] #1596114 03/21/14 11:57 AM 03/21/14 11:57 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT gdonovan I Live Here
gdonovan I Live Here Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT	Quote: Mix up a slight salt solution in tap water.Then mist the wires and cap down with a spray bottle.If you can do it where its a bit dark even better.Thats all I used at work for 30 years.Found many bad wires ,caps and plugs that way.Sometime you will get a carbon track on the plug porcelian and great what you have.Rocky We were fairly sure thats what Hi-Volt was! Stuff works great. http://wynns.ca/pages/english/e_products_x-shop.html "I think its got a hemi"

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: gdonovan] #1596115 03/21/14 03:37 PM 03/21/14 03:37 PM
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360view OP Moparts resident spammer 3 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,162 USA	http://wynns.ca/data/msds/english/xtend/10014.pdf Specific gravity is 0.97 which is less than water and salty water would be 1.01 or more MSDS says decomposition products may contain nitrogen or carbon so maybe dissolved ionic fertilizer in water? Gently sliding a grounded screwdriver along each wire sounds safe and simple.

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: 360view] #1596116 03/21/14 04:26 PM 03/21/14 04:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,072 Niles , Ohio	Get brave and wet them down then just grab them.It might shock you with what you find.LOL Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: 360view] #1596117 03/21/14 04:30 PM 03/21/14 04:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT gdonovan I Live Here
gdonovan I Live Here Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT	I used Hi Volt for years before getting out, I should shop around for more 'cause the stuff was awesome for finding bad ignition wires. Pull into a dark shop and spray, if the wires were bad like July 4th! "I think its got a hemi"

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: therocks] #1596118 03/21/14 04:54 PM 03/21/14 04:54 PM
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Dcuda69 master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,945 WI	Quote: Get brave and wet them down then just grab them.It might shock you with what you find.LOL Rocky lol....done that too!! Also very effective!

Re: Finding leaky Ign wire? [Re: 360view] #1596119 03/21/14 04:55 PM 03/21/14 04:55 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: On the AM radio i can hear a zap-zap-zap of what appears to be just one of the eight ignition wires. I have thought of pulling off one at a time each wire end connector at the distributor, Assuming the loose connection ain't inside the radio/speaker. the salt water trick sounds interesting. Definitely dont pull a wire as electronics (of any sort) dont like opens live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

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