H spark plug wires revisited

mkirsch · Mar 8, 2010

The Super H has primer on it, FINALLY. Only took me 5 years.

I suppose that in the year and a half since I last asked this question I could've just ordered the %$#@ing spark plug wires from any of the normal tractor sources, but I didn't... I suppose I could just order them now since it's going to be at least three weeks before I get out to the farm to lay down the red.

However, I am just obsessed with finding premade plug wires at NAPA, AutoZone or Advance.

The parts guy and I have spent HOURS looking through the computer, racking our brains for a small 4-cylinder car or truck that uses the "standard" spark plug wire ends.

Last time out I got a suggestion of Datsun D610. Nobody stocks 'em.

Aside from that I've gotten no good leads on my leads.

So, has anybody been able to find a set of "will fit" spark plug wires for their 4-cylinder IH tractor at the local auto parts store? If so, what vehicle are they intended for?

Jeff Z. · Mar 8, 2010

Give John Brillman a call at the Brillman Company.
1-888-274-5562

mkirsch · Mar 8, 2010

Brillman is too expensive.

I just want a cheap generic plug wire set from NAPA that I can walk in there and buy TODAY.

mkirsch · Mar 8, 2010

I am going to NAPA today to look at these sets:

BEL 700164 - looks like a generic 4-cylinder set
BEL 700168 - looks like a generic 4-cylinder set with crimp-on ends for the coil end.

Haas · Mar 8, 2010

Steiner Tractor has plug wires that will work. The ones they have are not original. They have rubber boots on the plug end. They are preassembled. If you don't mind they don't look original, I think these will work for you. They also have the kits that you have to cut and assemble which I hate.

Andrew Z · Mar 8, 2010

TSC has them, good steel wire core, for 10 bucks,
have used them on many many tractors with no
problems.

Andrew

CNKS · Mar 8, 2010

www.oemtractorparts.com -- $36. Bought some for my Super H several years ago, they are as identical to original as I can find. (I usually do not complement OEM).

KenB_Texas · Mar 8, 2010

I have been thinking along the same lines you, and have yet to find anything I like. That 'BEL 700164' looks good. The closest NAPA to me is 30 miles. Let us know if you find anything you like.

bc · Mar 8, 2010

I thought our napa had a rack of them sold individually. Sold in separate sizes. Nice manufactured ends and not like those funky ones that need to be made.

mkirsch · Mar 9, 2010

This discussion is going EXACTLY like the last one... I was hoping for different suggestions this time around.

Those build-it-yourself sets from TSC are HORRIBLE. You have to poke this flimsy copper point into this rock-hard plastic. The point keeps bending over and won't go into the plastic. When you do get one that does poke in a little bit, it falls apart before you can install it on the tractor!

I don't want Steiners or OEM sets, because I have no idea what I'm going to end up with.

Last night I picked up the 700168 set at NAPA. These are nice flexible silicone wires with plug boots already installed. The other end can be trimmed to length. The kit includes two sets of solder-on ends for the distributor cap. One set is 90 degrees, and the other is straight.

I think the 700168 set is going to work just fine for me.

MisterT · Mar 9, 2010

Don't know guys. I've been building spark plug wires from scratch for 30 or 40 years. Never did have any problems. The proper tools and a little knowledge goes a long way.

sflem849 · Mar 9, 2010

(quoted from post at 07:11:36 03/09/10)
Don't know guys. I've been building spark plug wires from scratch for 30 or 40 years. Never did have any problems. The proper tools and a little knowledge goes a long way.

Where does one get the proper tools and supplies? Teach us the proper knowledge!

bodid1998 · Mar 9, 2010

(quoted from post at 19:42:14 03/08/10) Brillman is too expensive.

I just want a cheap generic plug wire set from NAPA that I can walk in there and buy TODAY.

Just got a set from brillman they were only $16.00

Dustin IL

Owen Aaland · Mar 9, 2010

To install the end for the distributor, trim the lead so that the wire extends about 1/4" past the insulation. Put the wire through the hole of the terminal end and fan out the end of wire. Push the lead into the terminal on the cap to bend the sides to the proper dimension.

That will leave you with a wire that fits snugly into the cap and the conductor wire will be in contact with the terminal in the cap.

mkirsch · Mar 10, 2010

(quoted from post at 07:11:36 03/09/10)
Don't know guys. I've been building spark plug wires from scratch for 30 or 40 years. Never did have any problems. The proper tools and a little knowledge goes a long way.

They guy at NAPA has never heard of such a thing. All they have are pre-made sets.

The only make-it-yourself spark plug wire sets I've ever found are like the ones you get at TSC.

You get this incredibly stiff wire.

You get a bunch of flimsy copper pokey-things for the ends.

You get some hard plastic boots for the ends.

Okay, you cut the wire to length, and shove the pokey things into the ends... Except the pokey things WON'T GO IN... They just fold over. After two tries, the pokey things break.

I would really love to know where you get the tools and materials to make your own. Not finding anything on google.

MisterT · Mar 10, 2010

(quoted from post at 14:18:03 03/10/10)

(quoted from post at 07:11:36 03/09/10)
Don't know guys. I've been building spark plug wires from scratch for 30 or 40 years. Never did have any problems. The proper tools and a little knowledge goes a long way.

Click to expand...

They guy at NAPA has never heard of such a thing. All they have are pre-made sets.

The only make-it-yourself spark plug wire sets I've ever found are like the ones you get at TSC.

You get this incredibly stiff wire.

You get a bunch of flimsy copper pokey-things for the ends.

You get some hard plastic boots for the ends.

Okay, you cut the wire to length, and shove the pokey things into the ends... Except the pokey things WON'T GO IN... They just fold over. After two tries, the pokey things break.

I would really love to know where you get the tools and materials to make your own. Not finding anything on google.

I buy the kits from either Tisco or A&I. Similar to what you find at TSC, but probably a little better quality. If I wanted, I could buy the bulk spark plug wire on a spool and then buy an assortment of terminals and boots, which is what we always used at the auto repair shops where I have worked.

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