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Green1:
Nigel got me thinking so before I messed around dropping needles I had a look at the plugs all are picture perfect so no worries there.
But what I have noticed is the HT leads are incredibly hard and even after trimming them the caps won't bite.

So do I trim and splice the leads or go all out new coils,leads and caps?

Mick 

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Green1 on September 26, 2014, 05:31:22 PM ---Nigel got me thinking so before I messed around dropping needles I had a look at the plugs all are picture perfect so no worries there.
But what I have noticed is the HT leads are incredibly hard and even after trimming them the caps won't bite.

So do I trim and splice the leads or go all out new coils,leads and caps?

Mick

--- End quote ---

I am going to write up a full article on this but basically you can cut away the plastic carefully around the hump where the cable is embedded ( I used a B& D 'Powerfile'. This is cut back until you find the buried terminal post of the HT lead. You cut away the inner wire and peel away the HT lead leaving an almost  semi-circuilar groove of around 7mm. You can them prepare some nice new 7mm OD HT cable (eBay) and resolder to the internal post and run the cable into the groove , bonding it in will non-rapid industrial epoxy ( if you need a small amount just ask me). After the epoxy has cured you cover the whole cut away area with black epoxy putty ( found that but not bought yet) and shape it to the original profile. When it's cured up you profile it with abrasive paper etc and then spray with satin paint. The outer rubber tube ID 7mm with 1.2-1.5mm wall thickness was hard to find but I have sourced that too. Obviously on a four you have two leads to do. 180 degree twins only one.

Cheers ... Ash

BTW Steve this was going to be Ashimoto's No.1 'Experiments from the Lab ;D'

UK Pete:
I have seen a post on this before with pictures, was it your post ash?

Johnwebley:
LOL !! 3 weeks ago I spent about £76 on two  new coils to cure this issue !!

mind you,they fitted ok,and  I guess were easier to do,

so,if any of you guys want a pair of 703 coils,with hard cracked leads,make me an offer,

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: UK Pete on September 26, 2014, 07:21:30 PM ---I have seen a post on this before with pictures, was it your post ash?

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No but they never sourced the correct blackepoxy putty to repair it or the rubber sleeve.

Cheers .. Ash

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