[jhein]

Yesterday I made a new set of plug wires. I made the set that was on there over 2 years ago when I still had the RAIII. After going through the motor swap, they got pulled off and on countless times. When I did my compression test a couple weeks ago, two of the terminals pulled off the wires when I pulled them off the plugs. So I suspected the others may not be far behind. When I made that set I think I crimped too close to the end of the insulation which made them more prone to coming off.

Anyway, recent driving was just feeling a little off, like maybe a little rougher than normal. So when I pulled the wires to replace them, the #5 boot/wire came off the plug and left the terminal on the plug. Before I pulled it off I could see that it didn't look right. I'm using 180* boots and that boot wasn't quite straight and I could wiggle it so I knew something was wrong.

Driving this morning with the new wires it felt very different. Much smoother and better power.

So I think that the #5 wire was just barely making contact with the terminal, maybe even intermittent contact giving me a miss. Anyway, noticeable difference after the change, much better.