I just pruchased a Universal 6v H.T. Coil from www.mopedwarehouse.com, since I was missing the one from my 1976 Motobecane Cady. While I was reading over the serice manual I noticed that there was something inside the plug cap called a supressor. Do I need a specific Motobecane cap or no. Could I just pick one up at an auto parts store. Thanks.
any cap will do. the supressor is just a resistor built into the cap so the electrical field doesnt interupt radio signals. you can thank the fcc. some peds that do not use a supressor cap require spark plugs that have a resistor in them
Thank you, but my manual also says I need a cap with 4000 ohms resistance, will 5000 ohms do? Does it even matter, or is that the same thing as the suprressor issue?
Does the length of the spark plug lead influence if ill get a spark or not, right now im running off 3 feet of lead. :)
The length of the lead (at 3 feet anyway) should not hurt anything. And a 5K plug cap works fine on a Motobecane.
But I do wonder why you need 3 feet of wire.
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