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Numbered Spark Plug Boots?

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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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Ray(64BJ8P1)
 
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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
 
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.
 
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?
 
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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