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General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: EDNY on May 08, 2015, 03:09:05 PM

Title: What are these insulators called?
Post by: EDNY on May 08, 2015, 03:09:05 PM

Want to buy an assortment of these wire connector insulators...but can't come up with a search name ???

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: ghost28 on May 08, 2015, 06:34:59 PM

looks like a spark plug or wiring boot.

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: sixball on May 08, 2015, 06:39:25 PM

For plug wires? Try "terminal" and "boot"

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: EDNY on May 08, 2015, 06:48:25 PM

Need them to cover 5/16" nuts on an electric fuel pump, tank sending unit etc.

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: sammons on May 08, 2015, 08:06:57 PM

Ed I just googled "alternator insulation boots" and found several sites. Looks like aircraft supply company's carrie them. Hope that helps.

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: EDNY on May 08, 2015, 09:20:26 PM

Quote from: sammons on May 08, 2015, 08:06:57 PM

Ed I just googled "alternator insulation boots" and found several sites. Looks like aircraft supply company's carrie them. Hope that helps.

Thanks...that did help!

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: madmike3434 on May 10, 2015, 12:38:02 PM

that's always the main problem, trying to figure out what the name of the part is on order to search a source for them.

I too thought spark plug boot until the alternator word came up, and I went OH YA.

mike         8)

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: EDNY on May 10, 2015, 12:47:53 PM

Still having a problem locating the small ones to cover for example 5/16" nuts.  Would like to cover the terminals on the electric fuel pumps and sending unit.

FYI:  Needed a return line for the fuel injection so I just tapped into the sending uniting....would like a rubber insulator on the sending unit bolt.

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: sammons on May 10, 2015, 01:21:10 PM

Ed you might try Mendelsons in Dayton, Oh. They had a listing for some 90° insulating boots on E-bay. They may have a variety of different sizes.

Title: Re: What are these insulators called?
Post by: vette59jdwl on May 10, 2015, 08:10:36 PM

ED  on places that you think you will never undo , try liquid electric tape ,its a liquid rubber in a can with an applicator .sorry if this doesn't cut it . vette59jdwl