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AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 05, 2024, 12:02:08 PM ---I was told they were used  to surpress radio interference back in the day.

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Evidently the 1st Kwack triples  CDi's played havoc with TV's 

Bryanj:
We were one of those dealers that removed them at pdi as you could just about guarantee a misfire when the british liquid sunshire arrived

Skoti:
Aye Bryan,

I remember 'shelling' Honda plugs caps as a young apprentice back in the seventies...

AshimotoK0:
Pretty crap that Honda didn't address the issue with the suppliers Nippon Denso. The metal cover EMC shielding (fitted as way back 1966 to UK CB450K0 Bombers)  was decades ahead of it's time and such a shame that the design wasn't re-engineered to cure the arcing. As I said, I can't see any reason why it can't be re-engineered to work perfectly in the wet. I guess modern silicone mouldings were not around then within the automotive industry.

Those caps were also fitted to Z1's ... wonder if it was the same on that model in the wet. Genuine Z1 metal caps are ££££ I gather. I got all of my Honda ones  cheap because DS had them in his USA warehouse (relatively useless to U.S. customers) but not listed on his UK site.

Watch this space to see if I can solve it.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on May 05, 2024, 03:32:31 PM ---We were one of those dealers that removed them at pdi as you could just about guarantee a misfire when the british liquid sunshire arrived

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The dealer who supplied mine literally ripped them off Bryan and broke the plastic at the end in the process. I took mine apart recently and with a bit of practice you can remove the covers without de-crimping and re-assemble and no damage to the plastic part.

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