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Do I have the arrow on the #1 spark plug wire? This is a distributor for a 2.0l stock FI engine.
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Viermeister ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
I see the answer as highly dependent on if the distributor is timed according to the factory manual. If the distributor drive gear is inserted according to the manual, then the #1 is as the Dr indicated but I would have told you to remove the cap and look for a little mark along the top edge of the dizzy. That mark is where you point the rotor for valve adjustments and it's at TDC so when the rotor points to that mark, you're at #1 and so the wire at that position is #1. All this changes if the dizzy drive gear is not "indexed" (if that is the correct word) correctly. You can still get the motor to run (don't ask me how I know) but #1 will be another wire. If I'm not clear, look in the factory manual, or Haynes, for the part where you insert the dizzy drive gear and look for the directions to insert the gear with a 12 degree angle to the engine case seam, that's what I'm trying to refer to.
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
I see the answer as highly dependent on if the distributor is timed according to the factory manual. If the distributor drive gear is inserted according to the manual, then the #1 is as the Dr indicated but I would have told you to remove the cap and look for a little mark along the top edge of the dizzy. That mark is where you point the rotor for valve adjustments and it's at TDC so when the rotor points to that mark, you're at #1 and so the wire at that position is #1. All this changes if the dizzy drive gear is not "indexed" (if that is the correct word) correctly. You can still get the motor to run (don't ask me how I know) but #1 will be another wire. If I'm not clear, look in the factory manual, or Haynes, for the part where you insert the dizzy drive gear and look for the directions to insert the gear with a 12 degree angle to the engine case seam, that's what I'm trying to refer to. I have the engine completely apart for a rebuild and I need this information to 'index' the drive gear. I forgot to mark the dist before I removed it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Thanks again for the confirmation. -- Rob |
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