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Re: Spark plug wires--Very short lifespan
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 2/24/2009

I thought the coil only put out enough voltage to "jump the gap". How can a coil burn up spark plugs? If it takes 30KV to jump the gap what good does a 60KV coil do ya? Just thinkin out loud. ; ) Login to read more.