[VHFcontesting] Spark Plug Noise on F150

[Robert Oler]

Hello Tim.

There are noise suppression wires and there are noise suppression wires...

I have learned sort of that you get what you pay for.  I have four cars (my 
wife and I are pilots so we have cars stashed everywhere) that have non FM 
ham gear in them.  the two "old" ones (her Chevy Cavlier and my Fiero) and 
two "new ones" (Dodge 1500 Truck and Durango).

The old ones are the problem (at least they were).  I would buy "good" noise 
suppression wires and put them on and eventually they would start to "leak". 
  This process took about 1 year to 18 months.  Then I got smart.  When I 
got the Truck it was as quiet as a church mouse...160 sounds good with no 
noise blanker.  The Dealer is a friend and so I talked extensivly with him 
and Dodge engineering about it and eventually ended up with a set of factory 
wires for the Chevy that are brand new dealer replacements.  It went stone 
quiet and has stayed that way for 2 years.  The Fiero was harder because its 
not made anymore...But Danny (my dealer) knew a Pontiac dealer who found 
some "alike" wires that Pontiac is using today.  Bingo.

I't will hurt in the pocket book but I bet dealer wires will quiet the show 
down...

Robert

>From: "Tim Marek" <timm at cccomm.net>
>Reply-To: "Tim Marek" <timm at cccomm.net>
>To: "Rick Robinson" <k8dxn at charter.net>, "vhf" <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
>CC: "Icom" <Icom at mailman.qth.net>, "50 MHZ" <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>,   
>"PackRats" <packrats at qth.net>, "Rover" <rover at mailman.qth.net>,   "VHF 
>Contesting" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Spark Plug Noise on F150
>Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 01:28:16 -0700
>
>I too am having a considerable time elimating Spark Plug noise.
>
>Local mechanic changed out aging wires with supposedly noise
>suppresion wires and split fire plugs which rendered all radio
>in the vehicle useless. All attempts to get him to return my ROVER
>vehicle to it's previous quiet state have met strong resistance.
>
>I am now ready to just do it myself and need the info on those
>noise suppresion wires mentioned in earlier posts.
>
>I have aquired 2 new bands - 222 and 1296, and would really
>like to try them out before Aug UHF contest gets here! Any help
>would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks!
>
>73s de Tim - K7XC/R - DM09ol... sk
>.

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