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Re: Plug boot again

Date : Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:43:14 -0500
To : Virago <virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
From : jvandyke <jvandyke@xxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: Plug boot again
Thank you, little less ignorant now.
On 3/30/02 1:03 AM, "Al Hatten" <alhatten@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The metal cap is not the resistor.  It is just an adaptor for
> different types of plug boots.  If your plug boot needs the adaptor,
> make sure you tighten it with a pair of pliers.  Many ignition
> problems are caused by the loose adaptor.
> A resistor is inside the porcelain, IF you have a resistor plug.
> Resistor plugs have an R in the plug designation, as in B7ER instead
> of B7E.
> 
> 
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 00:17:55 -0500, jvandyke wrote:
>> On 3/29/02 11:47 PM, "Al Hatten" <alhatten@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> If you get the non-resistor boots, you need to get resistor plugs.
>>> 
>> Doesn't this just mean I screw the metal cap back on the top of the
>> plug? I
>> know, I'm ignorant.
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> 03/29/2002
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