i replaced my ht leads with a set from halfords..... after 20 min or so of driving the car cot very lumpy and kept stalling out...... thinking the new leads were faulty i bought another set from my local spares shop..... same problem...... i put the origonal old copper set back in and it ran smooth again???..... it would appear that my car dosent like carbon leads?
i dont get it... i thought carbon leads were supposed to be better??
"confused"
hows this for strange?
Re: hows this for strange?
Depends what 'better' means.
More fuel economy?
More power?
In either case I'd say it was unlikley, why carbon would be better I do not know, it is less conductive that copper (perhaps less radio interference due to the resistance). My best guess is that carbon is cheaper than copper, I have been replacing copper cable with CCS (copper cladded steel) in scarts and RF cable accessories (on my companies products) for a few years now due raw copper price increases.
If your spark is already marginal you may find the increased resistance is too much. Would it be a 1.7 by any chance? --Oily disty.
More fuel economy?
More power?
In either case I'd say it was unlikley, why carbon would be better I do not know, it is less conductive that copper (perhaps less radio interference due to the resistance). My best guess is that carbon is cheaper than copper, I have been replacing copper cable with CCS (copper cladded steel) in scarts and RF cable accessories (on my companies products) for a few years now due raw copper price increases.
If your spark is already marginal you may find the increased resistance is too much. Would it be a 1.7 by any chance? --Oily disty.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7
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