Numbered Spark Plug Boots?

[Kainopong]

Anyone know where you can find 1" spark plug boots with a molded in #1 through #6? Thanks!

 

[Michael Oritt]

No, but I would suggest instead using the appropriate number of tie-wraps on each of the wires so that you can ID the correct one with low or no light.

 

[Healey Nut]

Get some electrical wire numbers tape books . They come in a book and are thin strips of tape numbered 0 to 9 and you wrap it round the wire the number is repeated along its length so you can wrap around double and not cover the number up .

 

[Keoke]

No, I would suggest using the appropriate number on each of the wires so that you can ID the correct one with low or no light.[/QUOT

 

[dklawson]

Heat shrink wire markers

Jegs:
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/40352/10002/-1

Advance Auto:
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p...yuJEr86Z6mlgaHG81c3yQAKylH16rWYdpVkuD3YxrkVM=

 

[RAC68]

As I remember, when accepting delivery of my BJ8P1 in April, 1964, each spark plug wire had a number (Black number on white color collar installed just past the plug boot. Is this what you are looking for?​

Ray(64BJ8P1)

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

As I remember, when accepting delivery of my BJ8P1 in April, 1964, each spark plug wire had a number (Black number on white color collar installed just past the plug boot. Is this what you are looking for?​

Ray(64BJ8P1)

Not sure about that color, but I bought a set from a Healey supplier that had black number on yellow collar.

 

[steveg]

I had the yellow ones from Moss. They were printed on a tube which was cut into slices as with a razor blade. Cuts were sloppy.

Replaced them with clip-on ones from one of the speed equipment suppliers. They easily fell off and I had to build wire clips to hold them on (retiree - too much time project).

IMO the shrink-on ones look like the best solution yet.

 

[grimes6]

I think you are searching for the boots which were fitted to the earlier cars and finished with the BJ7. The BJ8's used the wrap around tags.

 

[Michael Oritt]

I'll admit that using tie wraps/electrical ties on the boots as shown in the photo does require one additional step of having to count and then convert to a number (which can't be higher than six) but this is good exercise for all: For we analog folks it helps ward off senility and for those who grew up in the digital age it will help you relate to your parents/grandparents and is consistent with driving a 50-65 year old car.

 

[RAC68]

Hi Michael,

Good thing you don't have a 12 Cylinder under the bonnet.

Very nice looking engine compartment.
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Ray(64BJ8P1)

 

[Michael Oritt]

Hi Michael,

Good thing you don't have a 12 Cylinder under the bonnet.

Very nice looking engine compartment.
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Ray(64BJ8P1)

Yes Ray, that would require using both fingers and toes

 

[John Turney]

I had the yellow ones from Moss. They were printed on a tube which was cut into slices as with a razor blade. Cuts were sloppy.

Replaced them with come clip-on ones from one of the speed equipment suppliers. They easily fell off and I had to build wire clips to hold them on (retiree - too much time project).

IMO the shrink-on ones look like the best solution yet.

I bought my black on yellow ones from moss several years ago. Quality was much better then.

 

[steveg]

I bought my black on yellow ones from moss several years ago. Quality was much better then.

You probably had yours cut on a Wednesday and mine were cut on a Monday.

 

[healey106]

Contact Roger Moment, to get numbered spark plug boots. He had them made a number of years ago and I now I use them on my Longbridge BN4. Check with him if he still has any in his inventory

 

[John Turney]

You probably had yours cut on a Wednesday and mine were cut on a Monday.

I think they may have changed suppliers. The photo on their website looks more like what you described.

 

[Kainopong]

Thanks all - I will reach out to Roger. Thanks!

 

[steveg]

Contact Roger Moment, to get numbered spark plug boots. He had them made a number of years ago and I now I use them on my Longbridge BN4. Check with him if he still has any in his inventory

So Individual boots are numbered 1 - 6 -- not slip-on sleeves? Do you have a picture?

 

[healey106]

the individual boots are numbered and are not slip-on sleeves. I will try to get a photo soon. currently everything is covered for the winter sorry

 

[Kainopong]

In the concours book, the early 100-6 and first series Abington BN4 used the same sleeve as the 100 except the numbers went to 6 (obviously)-they were about an inch long and the numbers were molded into the rubber.