Old Trucker
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Hi Folks
I have an '05 37 ft Holiday Rambler with the GM 8.1L. Within 5,000 miles (yes 5,000!) I had to replace the ignition wires. Was getting a misfire on hard pulls. Covered by warranty of course. Within 2,500 miles I had another miss. This one was so bad, I needed a tow, for just under 80 miles (in northern Briitish Columbia). Had to wait (or rather waste) two days waiting for replacement wires. GM covers them under warranty but it took a few phone calls and some rather bad language?
to get them to cover the $300+ tow bill. Getting replacement wires was a hassle but more importantly, I was losing confidence big time in my rig.
GM acknowledges a problem with wire breakdown on the 8.1s caused by heat but they seem unwilling to do anything about it but replace them under warranty, until your warranty runs out that is. In desperation, I went looking for another brand of wire. I found them at Sudden Impact Performance (their website is www.auroraignitionwires.com).
When I bought the wires from them, I told em that I'd be back, hammerin on their door, if the wires broke down again. To make a long story short, I've put 12,000 miles on my rig with the new wires and everything is just peachy? . They are a well built wire and nicely priced if you compare it to what GM wants for theirs. I finally have confidence that I won't break down in the middle of nowhere, at least not from ignition wire failure (now.... that generator is another story? ;D)
If you are having ignition wire problems, check out the Aurora wires. If you feel a miss, its likely an ignition wire problem. Oh, one more thing. Apparently (according to the garage I took it to) , the vehicle's computer doesn't always record an error message from an intermittent miss and so when you go to the dealer, they find no problem. Just trust me, if you have a miss on an 8.1, its those crappy wires!? ?
I have an '05 37 ft Holiday Rambler with the GM 8.1L. Within 5,000 miles (yes 5,000!) I had to replace the ignition wires. Was getting a misfire on hard pulls. Covered by warranty of course. Within 2,500 miles I had another miss. This one was so bad, I needed a tow, for just under 80 miles (in northern Briitish Columbia). Had to wait (or rather waste) two days waiting for replacement wires. GM covers them under warranty but it took a few phone calls and some rather bad language?
to get them to cover the $300+ tow bill. Getting replacement wires was a hassle but more importantly, I was losing confidence big time in my rig.GM acknowledges a problem with wire breakdown on the 8.1s caused by heat but they seem unwilling to do anything about it but replace them under warranty, until your warranty runs out that is. In desperation, I went looking for another brand of wire. I found them at Sudden Impact Performance (their website is www.auroraignitionwires.com).
When I bought the wires from them, I told em that I'd be back, hammerin on their door, if the wires broke down again. To make a long story short, I've put 12,000 miles on my rig with the new wires and everything is just peachy?
. They are a well built wire and nicely priced if you compare it to what GM wants for theirs. I finally have confidence that I won't break down in the middle of nowhere, at least not from ignition wire failure (now.... that generator is another story? ;D)If you are having ignition wire problems, check out the Aurora wires. If you feel a miss, its likely an ignition wire problem. Oh, one more thing. Apparently (according to the garage I took it to) , the vehicle's computer doesn't always record an error message from an intermittent miss and so when you go to the dealer, they find no problem. Just trust me, if you have a miss on an 8.1, its those crappy wires!? ?
