Spark plug order

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On 3/11/2017 at 1:39 PM, Sigma358 said:

 

What's the order I stick the spark plug cables into my distributor cap?

 

 

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On 3/11/2017 at 1:24 PM, Zed Head said:

There's a ton on the internet.  But many of these old engines have been worked on and made to run with the distributor off a tooth or two.  The best thing to do is to set the timing mark on the damper pulley to zero, on the compression stroke of cylinder #1, then set plug wire #1 in the cap to wherever the rotor under the distributor cap is pointed.  Then plug in the rest of the wires in a counterclockwise direction,in the order I showed.

 

Zed, im in the middle of this right now. with the distributor off by 1 tooth, there isnt enough adjustment either way to get total advance and base advance at the same time. switching plug wires over 1 hole gives the opposite problem. im going to pull the oil pump for the 3rd time tomorrow just to make sure its right. very aggravating! 

[Racer X]

On 3/16/2017 at 4:13 PM, rcb280z said:

  Looks like a holy mess in there.

A lot of deferred maintenance there. Wonder how long its been since the cam cover was off?

Edited March 26, 2017 by Racer X