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No, but I would suggest instead using the appropriate number of tie-wraps on each of the wires so that you can ID the correct one with low or no light.
 
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Get some electrical wire numbers tape books . They come in a book and are thin strips of tape numbered 0 to 9 and you wrap it round the wire the number is repeated along its length so you can wrap around double and not cover the number up .
 
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As I remember, when accepting delivery of my BJ8P1 in April, 1964, each spark plug wire had a number (Black number on white color collar installed just past the plug boot. Is this what you are looking for?​

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RAC68 said:




As I remember, when accepting delivery of my BJ8P1 in April, 1964, each spark plug wire had a number (Black number on white color collar installed just past the plug boot. Is this what you are looking for?​

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Not sure about that color, but I bought a set from a Healey supplier that had black number on yellow collar.
 
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I had the yellow ones from Moss. They were printed on a tube which was cut into slices as with a razor blade. Cuts were sloppy.

Replaced them with clip-on ones from one of the speed equipment suppliers. They easily fell off and I had to build wire clips to hold them on (retiree - too much time project).

IMO the shrink-on ones look like the best solution yet.

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I think you are searching for the boots which were fitted to the earlier cars and finished with the BJ7. The BJ8's used the wrap around tags.
 
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I'll admit that using tie wraps/electrical ties on the boots as shown in the photo does require one additional step of having to count and then convert to a number (which can't be higher than six) but this is good exercise for all: For we analog folks it helps ward off senility and for those who grew up in the digital age it will help you relate to your parents/grandparents and is consistent with driving a 50-65 year old car.
 

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Hi Michael,

Good thing you don't have a 12 Cylinder under the bonnet.
Very nice looking engine compartment.
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Hi Michael,

Good thing you don't have a 12 Cylinder under the bonnet.
Very nice looking engine compartment.
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Yes Ray, that would require using both fingers and toes
 
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steveg said:
I had the yellow ones from Moss. They were printed on a tube which was cut into slices as with a razor blade. Cuts were sloppy.

Replaced them with come clip-on ones from one of the speed equipment suppliers. They easily fell off and I had to build wire clips to hold them on (retiree - too much time project).

IMO the shrink-on ones look like the best solution yet.
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I bought my black on yellow ones from moss several years ago. Quality was much better then.
 
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Contact Roger Moment, to get numbered spark plug boots. He had them made a number of years ago and I now I use them on my Longbridge BN4. Check with him if he still has any in his inventory
 
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Contact Roger Moment, to get numbered spark plug boots. He had them made a number of years ago and I now I use them on my Longbridge BN4. Check with him if he still has any in his inventory
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So Individual boots are numbered 1 - 6 -- not slip-on sleeves? Do you have a picture?
 
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the individual boots are numbered and are not slip-on sleeves. I will try to get a photo soon. currently everything is covered for the winter sorry
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In the concours book, the early 100-6 and first series Abington BN4 used the same sleeve as the 100 except the numbers went to 6 (obviously)-they were about an inch long and the numbers were molded into the rubber.
 
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