[W126 Coupe] Re: resistor plugs

[Dan Landiss]

skorupa at aol.com wrote:
> As well as reducing electrical noise for radio, television and mobile 
> telephones etc, many modern ignition systems require resistor plugs to 
> stop electrical noise from interfering with the vehicle's on-board 
> electronic control units (ECUs).

It is also true that one can replace the MBZ wires with aftermarket 
parts having low resistance, and then resistor plugs won't hurt a thing. 
(Actually, they don't anyway. They drop less than 200 volts of the 
available spark.)

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