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Old 06-08-2006, 10:09 PM
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hi ive got blue magnecor ht leads and they keep poppin off the dizzy cap!
... do u need a special dizzy cap for magnecor leads or has the previous owner possibly fitted the wrong leads??
Old 07-08-2006, 07:50 PM
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I had a same problem with motorsport leads they should with a strong push stay on?
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also mate if you have used silicone under your bonnet to clean it they may slip off take the leads off one at a time (so they stay in order) and clean the dizzy cap and then like noisey boy says give them a bit of a push
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mine did pop off a couple ov time sn i woz runnin on 3 cylinders! how embarrasing! yeh u realy have to push them on hard, they sorta like click on, if u dont feel em click on they ent on properly.
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Had the very same problem with the ford motorsport ones...load of shite them! No matter what i did they wouldn't stay on, they'd normally fall off when i was racin someone and i hit the limiter, leavin me on 3 cylinders
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