Re: [Chrysler300] Ram Ignition System

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In a message dated 7/19/2004 9:33:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> 
> Good Evening,
> 
> This Sunday was to be the first cruise-in for the G. Just me and my
> little boy (1 1/2 yrs old). I got the car out of the garage, cleaned it
> a little, strapped him into his Simpson Racing Child Seat, and barely
> made it down the street. The street goes down hill also, by the way. The
> car wouldn't accelerate, it popped and shuttered and just barely ran.
> 
> We didn't go cruisin'
> 
> I just changed plugs, rotor, ignition coil and checked ballast
> resistor. Only to discover that the new condenser was the culprit. The
> test drive proved it.
> 
> My questions are: What do you use for spark plugs in your ram cars? I
> am a firm believer in Champions for Mopars. I am looking for feedback
> after reviewing the plugs with about 100 miles on them after the
> rebuild.
> 
> Also, what is the status of the plug wires the club is doing? I would
> like a set for the G.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Richard Osborne
> Columbus, OH
> 
> 

Richard and All:
I have been meaning to answer your question about the sparkplug wires, but 
couldn't locate the ifo until now!  The ram wires were not really a Club 
project, but a co-opertive effort between myself and member Mike Zagata who needed 
wires for his recently aquired 300G.
We worked with Greg Hanna of Lectric Limited,Inc, 6750 W. 74th St.--Suite A, 
Bedford Park, Illinois, 60638.  The telephone number there is 708-563-0400.  
On my invoice, their item number for the wire set is 6302-000.  I had developed 
the wire lengths on my 300F, and had communicated those to them.  However, in 
the meantime, they found their original engineering drawings for the wires!  
(The lengths were almost identical!)   Anyway, the wires are made to the 
Chrysler specs.  The only printing they use is "Packard", so the wires all carry 
that designation.  According to Mr. Hanna, Packard did not use date codes in 
1960 (Prestolite did), but started in 1961, so specify your car's approximate 
build date if it is a 300G.  The wire sets do not have the red #1 wire 
distributor end boot, but those are available from Gary Goers.  (According to their 
drawings, and some original car evidence, the red boot was used on the coil wire 
in 1961!!  That makes absolutely NO sense to me, and I guess the jury may still 
be out on that one.)   Anyway, that is the story on the ram wires----sure is 
a lot easier than making up your own set.   300ly, Gil Cunningham


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