[Chrysler300] 58 300 D Lake Tahoe Event

["Richard Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

That makes sense.  With anything less than excellent insulation on the plug
wires, routing them under steel plug wire covers could result in a lot of
cross talk, either to another plug wire or to ground.  I note that hemi's
rigged up for dragsters have the plug wires routed through clear air to the
plugs--with spacers to keep the wires apart.

I do like the appearance of what was done to the racing D as the plug wire
covers were retained, thus preventing mud, blood and beer from accumulating
in the spark plug tubes.  I was just wondering it this had become standard
by 1958.

If you ever viewed a running engine in complete darkness, you'd likely see a
lot of external arcing between plug wires and especially around the
distributor cap.  Enough to make you wonder how some of the plugs ever fire
at, and only at, the appropriate time.  This is an easy, free and
informative test you should try periodically, but not in a closed garage.
Having managed large industrial engine maintenance for many years, we found
that engine/ignition analyzers quickly pointed out ignition problems that
were usually easy to fix and significantly helped the engines' balance and
performance.  We would shut off engine room lights at night with multiple
compressor engines running and often be treated to an electric corona light
show.  Very spooky in a natural gas compressor building.

My thoughts on additional pictures of the D were aimed at an
after-restoration photo shoot.  I look forward to seeing the car up close
again some day at a meet.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA (Oops, commenced raining, again.  We need it, but the C-300 is
needing a romp.)
 

-----Original Message-----
From: RLS [mailto:obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:40 AM
To: 'Chrysler 300 list service'; Richard Barber
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 58 300 D Pictures Lake Tahoe Event

Plug wire routing was likely to prevent the possibility of "cross firing" of

spark plugs.  It is a known phenomenon that running plug wires for longer 
runs in parallel can cause a radio frequency event that will cause the 
electrical charge down one plug wire to cause a parallel wire (also 
depending on firing order of the engine) to gain an electrical charge and 
this would fire off another cylinder out of proper sequence.  I've pondered 
of this before with my B.

That's somewhat the theory anyhow.  I'm sure that one of our Engineers can 
chime in with the truth.

Roger Schaaf
300 B, Calyfornua
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Barber" <C300@xxxxxxx>
To: "'RLS'" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Chrysler 300 list service'" 
<chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:03 AM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] 58 300 D Pictures Lake Tahoe Event


I note in the first picture that the spark plug wires are routed through
grommeted holes in the plug wire cover.  Was this standard on the D's or
just something special for the race preparation?  Seems like it would be a
real pain to access the plugs and get the terminals connected to the plugs.

I hope someone will post some pictures of the racing D.

It was great to get to view the pictures on our website and relive that
super meet.  Déjà vu all over again.  Let's do that again, soon!

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA (Going to take our 1955 C-300 to a '50's party at our church
tonight if the rains hold off.)

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of RLS
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:34 AM
To: Chrysler 300 list service
Cc: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] 58 300 D Pictures Lake Tahoe Event

These are a few shots of the standard transmission 300 D that ran at Daytona

Speed Weeks and is now a beautiful restoration.

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/cars/cwdata/018-2a.html

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/cars/cwdata/_Z0L0408.html

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/cars/cwdata/_Z0L0407.html

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/cars/cwdata/_Z0L0409.html

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/parkinglot/cwdata/017-08a.html

http://www.chrysler300club.com/events/tahoe05/parkinglot/cwdata/100_0905.htm
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Just a few of the many cars at this event.

Roger Schaaf
300 B Calyfornua







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