spark plug wires

[azmichael1]

I want to replace the spark plug wires on my '48 p-15 w/ 6 volt system but none of the auto part stores can cross reference to give me what I need ...can anyone here help me with this ? Thanks ..................MIKE

[55 Fargo]

I want to replace the spark plug wires on my '48 p-15 w/ 6 volt system but none of the auto part stores can cross reference to give me what I need ...can anyone here help me with this ? Thanks ..................MIKE

Go toa tractor and farm implement dealer, and buy a universal set. Or you can buy ready cut sets from Roberts, Berbaums, Kanters, etc.

I would just buy the wire, boots,clips, and cut to make your own. Really all you need is a universal set, any parts store should have them......

[greg g]

Geez, Advanceauto shows a set for a 59 Dodge power wagon with the flat 6.

[Don Coatney]

Spark plug wires dont care if you are running 6 volts, or 12 volts. Any universal 6 cylinder plug wire set will work.

[azmichael1]

Hey,guys:

Thanks for all your help...........as it turns out a universal 6 cylinder set (Thanks,Don) will work just fine.......Don't know why the auto part store (checker) thought it had to be so specific..........maybe just trying to prevent a return.

Happy Motoring !

Mike

[Plymouthy Adams]

they have no reference to anything but a monitor screen..no real experience on cars much less the older variant...odds are he would not have known a flathead from a OHV engine if it was dropped on his foot..

[claybill]

i did learn a few things about plug wires recently...

of course there are the different filaments, graphite, copper (real wire) and other ???. i think a real wire core is preferred for our cars.

but a plug wire can also be tested for resistance...some wires pass the 'juice' faster and hotter due to less resistance.(?) recently i got new wires from a shop that does circle track rebuilds..and he tested the wires on my car..25 something and then he tested the 'racing wires' and the number was 5-6.

dont know what it measured exactly but it was the rate that electricity can pass thru the wire, unobstructed. giving a firmer, hotter spark.

bill....yes it cost $20 more.!!!!

[greg g]

Counter clerks are trained to be only an 1d 10 T interface to the company computer. Rather than train people to try to help the customer they are trained droids to serve the network, and answer the phone.

If it ain't on their screen, it does't exist. And they certainly have no incentive to try to find an alternative application. the manager will take them in to the back and use a piece of radiator hose on them to disuade them of that type of activity in the future.

[P-12 Tommy]

Tim and Greg are right! The real only people that know anything about our cars is the older ones. The younger ones that weren't taught at an early age are droids.

Tom

[austinsailor]

Tim and Greg are right! The real only people that know anything about our cars is the older ones. The younger ones that weren't taught at an early age are droids.

Tom

I guess I'm pretty lucky. My local NAPA has spent many hours finding the parts for all my vehicles. None are older than 40, most in their 20s. It's a challenge, because they have few older parts books.

That is really the biggest problem, finding the numbers. The companies tell them to toss the books, they try to keep them. My local NAPA has many older books, but few go back to the 40's. Frustrates them as much as us.

I can tell you that if I hear of an old parts house going out of business, I'll do my best to grab all their books. Once you have a number to start, you can get someplace, it's the lack of books that is the biggest problem.

[1950 Special Deluxe]

I have found that my local NAPA and the PartSource here are the same.

If you have the number they can usually cross-reference it. I bought a Canadian Parts book specific for my car, it was more than I wanted to spend but has been worth it already, as a Dodge Special Deluxe doesn't come up on their screens. Most parts are the same as the Plymouth Special Deluxe, but there are a few differences and it is nice to be sure.