Thread: How do you crimp ends on plug wires?

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I got some accell Superstock 8mm wires that you can cut to fit and then crimp on the included ends. There were no instructions. I don't have a crimper but was told that it's not needed. It does not look to be straight forward, there is no place in the "end" to put the conductor.
Any help would be appreciated.

I have been making my spark plug for years, but I think that info on your post Denny, may make it a little easier.
I usually have to redo them at least three times, so I leave enough extra, and on those rare ocassions I do not screw up the first time, I end up with excessive length.

Jack

Thanks guys,
The directions are for 10.8mm 300+ Ferro-Spiral wires.
My wires are Accel 4041 8mm Super Stock.
Same procedure?

BTW the conductor feels like plastic . Ofcourse it's not but it sure feels weird like teflon or something. I don't see any metal inside so it's not like I have to strip it further down? Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Thanks Denny!

I really appreciate the time you took to help me out (As you and others do so often).

Just to add a visual.................

Quality tools always seem to make a job go easier. If you plan to play with cars, and electrical stuff specifically, a crimper such as this one will be a good addition to your tool box. Not only will it do a variety of plug wire ends, it also will do "regular" wiring terminals. Advantages are that it's made of a heavier gauge metal, and doesn't flex at the pivot like some cheapie units do. The grips also feel better to the hand.

I've got an MSD crimper just like the Mallory Uncle Bob posted a pic of. Works great! Got it from Sumitt, under $20 if I remember right....

Any of the tools Denny shows in his last post is better then the Accel put-it-in-a-vise-and-whang-with-a-hammer piece of junk. The rest of the instructions are fine. The tool I uses is similar to the right hand second row and works well - a Standard-Blue Streak stripper/crimper.

These were done a couple of months ago from a Taylor universal kit - other side is just as neat: