Ignition Cable: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. When removing the distributor to spark plug wires from the ignition coil, grasp and twist the boot back and forth on the plug insulator to free the boot.

CAUTION: Do not pull on the wire directly, or it may become separated from the connector inside the boot.

2. When removing distributor to spark plug wires from the ignition coil or the distributor cap, grasp the spark plug wire boot by hand and remove the distributor to spark plug wires with a twisting and pulling motion. Do not pull on the distributor to spark plug wires.

INSTALLATION
1. Whenever a spark plug wire is removed for any reason from a spark plug, ignition coil, or distributor cap, or a new distributor to spark plug wire is installed, Silicone Dielectric Compound D7AZ-19A331-A or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M1C171-A must be applied to the boot before it is reconnected. Use a small clean tool to coat the entire interior surface of the boot.
2. Insert each distributor to spark plug wire on the proper terminal of the distributor cap. Make sure that the distributor to spark plug wires are all the way down over their terminals. The terminal numbers are identified on the distributor cap wire towers.
3. Remove the ignition wire separator from the old distributor to spark plug wires and install them on the new distributor to spark plug wires in the same relative position.
4. Connect the spark plug wires to the proper spark plug.
5. Install the ignition coil to distributor high tension wiring.