Copper Plug Wires With Ford Duraspark Ignition?

Obvious answer to my question would be try it and see what happens, but I'd rather not burn out that box. Reason I'm wondering about it is my tow rig with a 460 spends its time outside. Winter is coming and these Arkansaw rodents just love those fiber plug wires, especially those Echlin blue ones. Two winters ago I neglected things for a while and the little *******s ate 5 wires clear off. I got copper wires on everything else, they eat the insulation but the wire seems to hurt their teeth. I don't like leaving the hood clear up all winter, looks bad.

 

I'd suspect that Ford, as is the case with other oem and aftermarket ignition manufacturers, would say copper plug wire is not a good idea.

 

Thanks, Phil, I know that's true. If nobody chimes in who has tried it, I guess I will.

 

Solid core is not good for electronics, in your car or others.
Most don't listen to AM radio, but the interference is pretty bad.
Seems like you are trying to solve one problem with something else.
Remove them over the winter, wrap them with something unpalatable, store better, etc.
I'd be concerned that if the dessert (current plug wires) was removed, they may go to the broccoli (the rest of the wiring) instead.
Those old duraspark boxes had wiring insulation that really didn't last either, without wildlife involved.

 

And AGAIN...NO solid core wires..!
On ANY ignition today. Just not worth any sort of performance increase.

Mike

 

Why no solid core wire ? What am I missing ? What is the issue ?

 

Issue is any sort of electronic ignition the manufacturer will say suppression plug wire only. I'd like to know why, with a Duraspark system introduced 50 years ago. I have copper on every older car, and copper on every bike. Don't give a damn about radio interference.

 

That EMF is not just interfering with the radio. It also is noisy across the entire spectrum, which can affect the electronic ignition module. If you have heard of the EMP weapons, it's roughly the same thing but big and nasty. The name supression is about calming that EMF.

Also, the spark from the coil is going from the big fitting on the coil, through the coil wire, across the rubbing of the cap to rotor, jumping the gap from rotor tip to cap, out the plug wire, and jumping the spark plug gap in the compressed cylinder. Plus the connections at each step. If the thing runs better with a different plug wire, the wire is bad or the coil can't put out enough spark.