[jketron]

I'm running a new set of wires for my car and cutting them to length. Can I cross over the cap like in the example of number 3?

 

[YankeeRodder]

Good question,, always have done that but stands to reason to route them around so no crossover firing.

 

[jketron]

I had asked a similar question about the wires near one another and they all mostly seemed to agree its fine with today's materials to router them on top of one another. One fella had his wires in a bundle and well a few others and there were no issues.

I wanted to expand on the same question with the focus being at the cap. I like the idea of routing thru the cap posts on the couple of wires you do it on. I'm cutting the wires now and stopped when I wasnt sure.

 

[Harleytwostar]

I'd be inclined to agree that if you have to worry about "crossover firing" that you have bad plug wires already. With today's materials etc that should be a non-starter for issues with cross the wires. It's almost impossible not to cross the wires unless you have really long blanks to begin with and can route them down and around the distributor. Would look better in my opinion but should be just fine criss-crossing on the cap.........it's the way most are anyway isn't it? I don't see any "example 3"...........

v/r

 

[rocks66ss]

Cross over firing is a thing of past. IF your wires were old and cracked, thats another story.


Rocky

 

[Chevello]

So, you could run 5 and 7 together with new wires and when it starts to cross-fire, it's the indicator for needing new ones

 

[rocks66ss]

So, you could run 5 and 7 together with new wires and when it starts to cross-fire, it's the indicator for needing new ones

Let me put it so you can understand as it seems you don't quite have a grasp of what I was trying to convey. IMO Running 5 and 7 together is a non issue with todays wires due to the superior materials they are being made with as opposed to the old packard wire that came stock.

Not only do my 5 and 7 run next to each other, they also cross at the top of the distributor cap. So, again in my opinion, if you have a new wire that's cross firing, you either damaged the wire, or you did one crappy job of making your new wires. Or you bought crap wires, because quality wires don't leak.



Rocky

 

[rjt427]

Here is a picture of my wires, I never had trouble with cross fire.

 

[marcrose]

If your wires are bad enough for a crossfire,you wont have any drivability and it wont start when wet.

 

[Chevello]

Right. I totally didn't get it.

 

[novaderrik]

i always run the two wires that "cross over" in front of the distributor and tie them to each other with a zip tie..