Spark Plug Caps - What Are They, How Do They Work And How To Work Around The Issues They Create 

Add that most starter issues are from the seliniod activating the starter. Many times the contact or at least older ones you could pull seliniod apart and either clean the contact or turn it 180 degrees and be good again. Find that trying to start engine with lower voltage tends to burn the contact. For instance my dodges seemed to corrode at the terminals in cold weather and if not cleaned dont have full voltage going to the starter. Saw a short on YT a couple weeks ago the stater was mounted inside the trans belhousing? All the evidence I need to say they do not want us fixing or own stuff. UTG has the right mindset get vechicals that can be de modernized and keep parts to fix them.

Truth.. every new part I've put on my f150 is suspect and a form of "imaginary" stress..

I have literally put on a brand new part, and had it be bad out of the box. Ran through the diagnostic 3 more times, thinking I missed something. Ended up replacing the part I just installed, and it worked. This has happened with parts from the dealership, and aftermarket. If you're at the auto parts store, don't ever let them sell you a doorman part for God's sake! Unless it's from the "help" section.

That's why I buy $400 honda starters . You can pay now or pay later

I had some trouble with my 2003 F150 beginning about 2 months ago. I figured it was probably the EGR DFPE sensor, so I bought a new one and replaced it - no change. In fact, I started throwing more engine codes and kept chasing my tail to figure it out. Ended up swapping the EGR valve too, searching for vacuum leaks. Then on a whim, I bought another DPFE... problem instantly solved, no more codes and the truck is idling smoothly. 🤦‍♂️

Yep,mid 80s as kids on dirt bikes ,my buddies honda elsinore used to make his neighbors TV fuzzy. No resistor cap or resistor plug.

I bought a roll of Packard 440 wire from J.C.Whitney & Co. Over 40 years ago. Still have some on shelf. .

Was Tony stoned?

Absolutely, but if you have other electronics in the car, you may not have the tells from the rest of the system. You need to do that to every independent device. To protect each individual thing from the pulse. But if they are all independent resistors, that is more places to go bad. Unless its just one for a radio in your car. And no other devices. And if it goes out, for let's just say anotherstyle of ignition/coil, or fuel system. you wont hear it in the radio. And might have issues with boxes and ecu's going bad. The other idea is to try to handle if at its source. Eliminating the energy in the line. That way it lighter, cheaper, easier, easier on the wiring over time, and more fool proof. (And potential easier to diagnose, if you can sence the pulses somewhere else that was supposed to be stopped way back at the engine.) Either tell everyone on one side to wear protective gear every minute of every day, hoping the other side doesn't get lucky. Or try to stop the other side from firing shots, and leave a security monitor system letting you know when they get one through the cracks. (Aka the radio)

I'm so sorry for him having bought a middle eastern pacemaker at a good price from a hungarian middleman.

the resistor type plugs make the rfi less and are common now to make less problems with efi (R in the plug spec)

Turn the channel

Stoned lol

@@tonyb3864 Bob rules !

I think he's Italian .... lol

Most likely the ignition coil... Check and clean coil ground connection between engine and coil and ground wire connections.

From what I understand, you DO need the resistor if using points and don't want to replace them constantly. It keeps the points and/or condenser from burning up prematurely. 12 volts through the points makes the arc when they open and close far too powerful and will kill them in in short order. That said, most systems bypass the resistor during starting for a more powerful spark when cranking the engine. once the key is released power comes through the resistor.

Ignition resistor is for old Chrysler only

@@fastinradfordable ahhh no. they are in all old cars. ask the doge dude tony

​@fastinradfordable no gm builds resistor into wire feeding the coil on points distributor.

Yes. He wants to run it on propane and see what kind of performance he can get.

Use a cut down conmmon nail instead.

You can spray water on them at night to check for any arc