Distributor Spark Plug wiring
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (Ray Quayle)
That friend of mine from AutoZone and I took out spark plug #1, cranked until we felt strong compression on it and then I manually rotated the engine over with my torque wrench till it read '0'. Then we took a look at where I had installed the distributor (keeping in mind, I took photos, but not all were clear) it looked pretty darn close to the both of us.
Tell you what. I will get back to TDC with the timing mark at '0' and then take an overhead shot at where the rotor is this afternoon if that would be helpful.
[Modified by sspackman, 4:10 PM 7/11/2003]
Tell you what. I will get back to TDC with the timing mark at '0' and then take an overhead shot at where the rotor is this afternoon if that would be helpful.
[Modified by sspackman, 4:10 PM 7/11/2003]
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (sspackman)
Tell you what. I will get back to TDC with the timing mark at '0' and then take an overhead shot at where the rotor is this afternoon if that would be helpful.
Next time you talk to your autozone buddy tell him to bring over a timing light with a dial on the back of it.
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (scorp508)
Tell you what. I will get back to TDC with the timing mark at '0' and then take an overhead shot at where the rotor is this afternoon if that would be helpful.
:yesnod:
Next time you talk to your autozone buddy tell him to bring over a timing light with a dial on the back of it.
:yesnod:
Next time you talk to your autozone buddy tell him to bring over a timing light with a dial on the back of it.
Here is ther photo that I was talking about with my #1 piston on the compression stroke, the timing mark at exactly Zero, and a shot of the rotor from above.
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (grumpyvette)
Thanks,
Shayne :cheers:
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (sspackman)
Ok thats not very good looking. The screw holes in the "normal" position would look like a square from that picture. I put it in the picture below. That to me looks like it is pointing at #2.
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (scorp508)
Ok thats not very good looking. The screw holes in the "normal" position would look like a square from that picture. I put it in the picture below. That to me looks like it is pointing at #2.
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (sspackman)
This is more like what we had it at:
Look better? Or do you think I might still be one 'notch' on the distributor gear too far advanced? (if that's possible to do. I've done so much reading I can't remember any more)
[Modified by sspackman, 3:50 PM 7/12/2003]
Look better? Or do you think I might still be one 'notch' on the distributor gear too far advanced? (if that's possible to do. I've done so much reading I can't remember any more)
[Modified by sspackman, 3:50 PM 7/12/2003]
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (sspackman)
You know what, I rotated it to get the other bolts out so it was a lot more square looking like your picture before. Should have thought of that!
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (JCAIRE2)
You know what, I rotated it to get the other bolts out so it was a lot more square looking like your picture before. Should have thought of that!What did you rotate, the body of the distributor?
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (scorp508)
OK, I just had to be absolutely certain so I took spark plug 1 out and had my brother crank it over once to make sure I was at TDC. I guess I was on #6 with those previous pictures because with one revolution of the rotor, I got the compression I was looking for with cylindar 1.
So now I have manually rotated the engine of a few more degrees in its natural direction and put the timing mark right on zero.
Here are the two photos now, one close up and one for perspective.
[Modified by sspackman, 4:11 PM 7/12/2003]
[Modified by sspackman, 4:13 PM 7/12/2003]
So now I have manually rotated the engine of a few more degrees in its natural direction and put the timing mark right on zero.
Here are the two photos now, one close up and one for perspective.
[Modified by sspackman, 4:11 PM 7/12/2003]
[Modified by sspackman, 4:13 PM 7/12/2003]
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Re: Distributor Spark Plug wiring (sspackman)
You're in good shape now. Put the cap on and ID which tower the rotor points to with the greatest amount of distributor body adjustment.
Set #1 and follow the firing order around, you're good to go!! :cheers:
Set #1 and follow the firing order around, you're good to go!! :cheers:
