Elk Chaser
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2003
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Re: spark plug wires
Ya, so how on earth does the same SAE J557 standard for commercial trucks have anything to do with enclosed engine compartments in marine applications.
IMO The SAE J557 is simply a quality standard for spark plug wires that all manufacturers follow.<br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />There is such a thing as being an alarmist, don't know if that's a word but it fits.<br /><br />I'd be very surprised if the boating explosions shown above were caused by spark plug wires and I am sure the very few that are were more than likely old plug wires in very poor condition. That's maintenance not manufacturing.<br /><br />Cobra 3.0 said exactly what I have been saying all along (Same Exact Construction) but I am sure most if not all plug wire manufacturers are within the SAE spec in their construction. <br /><br />That is why I believe the SAE J557 standard is not an issue to the manufacturers and distributors, not because the consumer is so numb in the brain that they don't care about hearing about that SAE spec or that the J557 spec is meaningless to the consumer or that it should be considered "common sense" just because they are listed as a marine product. Please. In todays market people are more informed than they have ever been.<br /><br />If that were true you would not see manufacturers and distributors of alternators, distributors and starters for marine use explicitly explaining the requirements for these products in a marine application and many going as far as stating that the product is in compliance with the specific SAE J standard in that statement. <br /><br />If they feel it is necessary to "inform" the public about these issues and standards then why would the spark plug wire set manufacturers and distributors ignore it completely. Remember we are not talking about a few here, we are talking about each and every one of them.<br /><br />Makes no sense, nor does your attempts to justify your position that we should all run screaming hysterically out to our boats yanking the wires out and start calling the manufacturers to find out if our plug wire sets are in compliance. <br /><br /> Hey everybody, no ill feelings intended here at all. I just love a good agruement...... Just ask my wife, I never seem to win with her so here I am
Ya, so how on earth does the same SAE J557 standard for commercial trucks have anything to do with enclosed engine compartments in marine applications.
IMO The SAE J557 is simply a quality standard for spark plug wires that all manufacturers follow.<br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />There is such a thing as being an alarmist, don't know if that's a word but it fits.<br /><br />I'd be very surprised if the boating explosions shown above were caused by spark plug wires and I am sure the very few that are were more than likely old plug wires in very poor condition. That's maintenance not manufacturing.<br /><br />Cobra 3.0 said exactly what I have been saying all along (Same Exact Construction) but I am sure most if not all plug wire manufacturers are within the SAE spec in their construction. <br /><br />That is why I believe the SAE J557 standard is not an issue to the manufacturers and distributors, not because the consumer is so numb in the brain that they don't care about hearing about that SAE spec or that the J557 spec is meaningless to the consumer or that it should be considered "common sense" just because they are listed as a marine product. Please. In todays market people are more informed than they have ever been.<br /><br />If that were true you would not see manufacturers and distributors of alternators, distributors and starters for marine use explicitly explaining the requirements for these products in a marine application and many going as far as stating that the product is in compliance with the specific SAE J standard in that statement. <br /><br />If they feel it is necessary to "inform" the public about these issues and standards then why would the spark plug wire set manufacturers and distributors ignore it completely. Remember we are not talking about a few here, we are talking about each and every one of them.<br /><br />Makes no sense, nor does your attempts to justify your position that we should all run screaming hysterically out to our boats yanking the wires out and start calling the manufacturers to find out if our plug wire sets are in compliance. <br /><br /> Hey everybody, no ill feelings intended here at all. I just love a good agruement...... Just ask my wife, I never seem to win with her so here I am 
