quattro digest, Vol 1 #4595 - 17 msgs

[Larry C Leung]

> From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
> To: "Audi Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: speaking of arcing plug wires...
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:00:32 -0600
>
> What is up with those metal caps on the spark plug boots anyway?
>
> What purpose do they serve other than to provide an easier path for
> the
> spark to get to the head?
>
>
They serve to shield the RF signals from the arc of the spark plug. The
reality
is (in terms of heat transfer) that they'd actually carry head heat
further up the
wire.

LL - NY