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 Posted: 04-27-2007 10:54 pm
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Mark Rosenbaum



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 Firing order is 1-3-4-2.  The rotor moves COUNTER-clockwise (CCW) when viewing from dist. cap end of the distributor.  Your first photo, if correctly annotated, indicates that you've got the distributor wired incorrectly.
  • You show wire for #1 at the 6:00 position in your photo.  This is our starting point.
  • Moving CCW when viewing from cap end of distributor, the wire at the 3:00 position in the photo is marked as going to #2, should go to #3.
  • Moving CCW when viewing from cap end of distributor, the wire at the 12:00 position in the photo is marked as going to #4 at high side.  This is good.
  • Moving CCW when viewing from cap end of distributor, the wire at the 9:00 position in the photo is marked as going to #3, should go to #2.
In other words, exchange the wires going to cylinders #2 and #3, and the engine should run normally.  Then, if the engine misses or seems underpowered at higher rpm's, reset the plug gap to 0.025".

Note that the proper position for the #1 plug turret depends on the orientation of the distributor gear at the front of the engine -- if that gear is oriented differently, the #1 plug turret will be in a location other than 6:00.  The precise orientation does not matter provided the timing is set correctly and the plugs are hooked up in the proper order.

Last edited on 04-27-2007 10:55 pm by Mark Rosenbaum