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Old Ducati Box & Spark Wire Caps

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:45 pm
by nyioves
Hello all,

I have '75 aermacchi Harley sx 175 with a Ducati ignition box/coil. I may have posted this before but; What is supposed to hold the spark wire in place on the box?

The Ducati box has a little needle sticking out of the bottom, and I have just been screwing my spark wire into that. But there has to be more to it than that right? Isn't there a grommet or rubber gasket or cap to hold the wire in place? Thanks

Nick

sparky

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:37 am
by BevHevSteve
pictures are worth a thousand words my friend.....

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:10 pm
by nyioves
http://www.vespamaintenance.com/elec/plugwire/

Check the pic at the bottom. Guess it answers my question since my box is identical and these italo bics are similiar. I need a boot like that I guess. But it seems like when I used one last - I could not get the wire to screw in place. Although I am not "stranding the wire" like pictured. I just cut if off clean and screw it in. That might explain my weak spark