Re: [FWDLK] hemi plug wires
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Re: [FWDLK] hemi plug wires



Original hemi plug wire sets had ceramic insulator ends almost the length of the plug tubes through the valve covers into 1955.  During that year or certainly for the beginning of 1956, a switch was made from ceramic to a pinkish orange phenolic wire insulator.  Installation of the wire to the plug is insured when these are in place.  Standard ignition wire sets without insulators can probably only be installed with a VERY LONG pair of needle nose pliers.  Currently available aftermarket plug wire sets that are intended for hemis typically have some sort of silicone or quality rubber insulators that approximate the original ceramic / phenolic.  
Note that "exact" reproduction wire sets with "Mopar" inked onto them to make them "genuine" are a sales gimmick.  The factory wires were inked with "Auto-Lite", a part number and a date code.
 
Wayne

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