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ViciousNoob

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Coil and plug wires
« on: April 14, 2008, 10:26:57 PM »
Two questions for you fart smellers....errrr....smart fellers

1) I know this ain't normal on a car, but are VTX plug wires , when a dumbass pulls on the wire and not the boot, supposed to have the wire come out of the boot?  :-\ SOMEONE I KNOW   :-\ did it. The bike still starts and runs, but just wondering if this was normal...


and


2) where is a good source for coils and plug wires (only coils if #1 is affirmative) other than the stealership? I can't find the damn things anywhere.


These are for a '03 VTX 1300 Retro...


thanks!

-n00b
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Re: Coil and plug wires
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 10:46:00 PM »
I did this once on my 1300 and put the wires back as best I could, I  also ripped the boot on one of them.
I took the bike in to Honda of Houston for an oil change service and they replaced them and didn't even tell me they were broken.
I think I got lucky.  :D :D

Is it normal?? am I normal ???
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Re: Coil and plug wires
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2008, 11:48:48 PM »
Quote from: skipppy75 on April 14, 2008, 10:46:00 PM
Is it normal?? am I normal ???
As is evidenced by the tire under your post...NO, you're not normal.
You're from the.....Darkside!! ;D

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Re: Coil and plug wires
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2008, 06:31:10 AM »
The boot has a screw that the center of the wire threads onto; it's kinda like a wire nut in reverse. You can thread it back up, but you need to be sure that you get the screw into the core of the wire. I know that there are other options for coils, but I don't have a reference handy. Try a search on the VTXOA Tech Board.
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Re: Coil and plug wires
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2008, 08:04:13 PM »
Hipshot is correct about the wires, just screw 'em back in. not sure about the coils either. so was this the problem you were having with the bike?
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ViciousNoob

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Re: Coil and plug wires
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2008, 09:20:39 PM »
Quote from: hipshot on April 15, 2008, 06:31:10 AM
The boot has a screw that the center of the wire threads onto; it's kinda like a wire nut in reverse. You can thread it back up, but you need to be sure that you get the screw into the core of the wire. I know that there are other options for coils, but I don't have a reference handy. Try a search on the VTXOA Tech Board.


You and Jay nailed it...


The bike was running real rough after my plug change and one (rear right) was wet-fouled...

I took it loose, trimmed some of the wire off to clean it up, and screwed it back on... I'll be damn if it didn't fix it.

Now I just gotta take Trent's damn 235 jet out of it and put it back to normal (read: not full throttle all the damn time!!)

Thanks hipshot and Jay...see y'all at BBT ONSTAGE!!
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