M37 #1 spark plug wire

[rickv100]

I am travelling so I do not have access to my truck, I need to find out the length of the spark plug lead for #1 piston so I can order a replacement.

Thanks,

Rick

[Lifer]

Just call your supplier and tell them you need a #1 plug wire for an M37. They are all the same, so if he's familiar with MVs and knows what vehicle it's for, he'll be able to select the right one in nothing flat.

[rickv100]

Lifer,

Thanks, that is what I was thinking as well.

Rick

[cuz]

#1 is different after engine serial 25518 if you are concerned with originality.

All 6 cables before eng ser 25518 ORD# 7528172, CC# 1269047, TI# 82835-2400.

#1 after eng ser 25518 ORD# 8328039, CC# 1394242

The remaining 5 cables after eng ser 25518 ORD# 8328040, CC# 1394243

The shield material changes at that eng serial and I believe the length of #1 changed.

[rickv100]

This is going to sound like a line from Monty Python as in "what is the airspeed of an unladen swallow" but what is the length of the spark plug lead in an M37?
If someone could take a tape measure to one and post it, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Rick

[hbb]

It depends if he is in gear up attitude or if he is on final with 40 percent flaps and gear down!

hb

[Lifer]

"what is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?"

It depends if he is in gear up attitude or if he is on final with 40 percent flaps and gear down! hb

It's been a looong time since I heard that one! It used to get tossed around quite frequently at the Rhein-Main Air Base cafeteria. You'd have thought most AF types would have caught on immediately, but when told by a couple of seriously straight-faced pros, it took some of them a while.

It wouldn't go over too well in England, though, as most Brits are familiar with the DeHavilland Swallow and could probably make a reasonable guess. The above answer would not apply, since the Swallow was a flapless fixed-gear biplane.