Spark plug wires question

[Phil Payne]

> Phil, forgive me my ignorance.  I never saw a plug cap apart from a wire so
> for me it is one piece.
> Can I take them apart and connect back without special equipment?  Do you
> ever take a wire apart to measure resistance of a wire and a plug cap?
> Do you ever replace them separately?

I _always_ replace them separately.   You very often find a plug wire set with one substandard
wire.

For the ur-quattro:

The wire is N 018 385 1 - it's a 50 metre roll.

The plug cap is 036 035 255E and the silly little clip inside it is 030 405 423A.  The
distributor end is 030 405 423A.

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