Crimping Spark Wire Terminal at Coill

[SmithSwede]

What is the correct way to fit or crimp the new coil side terminal onto a new spark plug wire on a V7 Stone small block?  I’m assuming I need a crimping tool, but what kind?  Anyone have a picture of what the finished product should look like?   Should I solder this?  Epoxy?  Tips?

The terminal looks this.  I’ve confirmed that the small end on the left with the little circlip snaps into some fitting inside the coil. 

Thanks.

[Tom H]

Use something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/IWISS-Ratchet-Crimper-Ignition-Terminals/dp/B07K2VG6XY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=CR49AB6MM494&dchild=1&keywords=spark+plug+wire+crimping+tool&qid=1596479471&sprefix=spark+plug+wire%2Caps%2C247&sr=8-5

Spark plug wire crimping tool

Look at other brands, some are cheaper. I think HF sells them as well.

Tom

[Canuck750]

Thanks for posting the link, I need to make some proper terminal connections on HT leads, just what I was looking for!

[LesP]

The crimp tool would be best but for a one of job I just made a very quick press tool.

I cut the outer back far enough to allow the copper core to be long enough to do a return / horse shoe inside the terminal body and flattened to get a good compression and hopefully good conductance.



This is a distributor bike so copper core was my first choice, with electronic ignition bikes some folk prefer carbon core... There are a few choices as far as core material.

[s1120]

The crimp tool would be best but for a one of job I just made a very quick press tool.

I cut the outer back far enough to allow the copper core to be long enough to do a return / horse shoe inside the terminal body and flattened to get a good compression and hopefully good conductance.



This is a distributor bike so copper core was my first choice, with electronic ignition bikes some folk prefer carbon core... There are a few choices as far as core material.

Concept is pretty much the same that I use with a set I got from Accell a few decades ago.. Just two plates in there case. Simple and cant break.  Sadly I could not find them when I did my last set.. 

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I bought this one last year, and although it's made of some sort of plastic, it has worked very well.
https://tinyurl.com/accel-plug-wire-crimper

[John A]

I bought this one last year, and although it's made of some sort of plastic, it has worked very well.
https://tinyurl.com/accel-plug-wire-crimper

I like that one!

[Tom H]

That little one looks cool. But how wide is it? The OP needs to crimp two places it looks like?

Tom

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Over 1" wide. SmithSwede's terminal only gets crimped one place.

Not very good reviews on Amazon - lots of "broke on the first use" comments - but I've used mine to crimp over a dozen terminals and it's worked perfectly well.

[Tom H]

Got it, looked like two places and you bend the wire for the curve. It's just like a normal 90 degree connector.

Thank you!
Tom