N7ghtwolfs stupid....Ignition problem
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N7ghtwolfs stupid....Ignition problem
So, today I was chaning the plugs in the truck and I tore two of the Wires. I ran to AdvanceAutoParts and picked up some new Autolite wires. Without thinking I took out all the wires without knowing what the firing order is. Now I tired to figure it out and just couldn't and it won't start up. Anyone able to tell me the correct configuration for the firing order for my 300? And also, why did the wire set come with 8 wires when I thought there were just seven comming from the distributor?
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heh, its just a spare...
good way to remember firing order of all inline 6s...
1-5 (to young) 3-6 (to old...for some) 2-4 (just right...for all!)
umm...i really dont remember dist. rotation...but i wanna say clockwise.
good way to remember firing order of all inline 6s...
1-5 (to young) 3-6 (to old...for some) 2-4 (just right...for all!)
umm...i really dont remember dist. rotation...but i wanna say clockwise.
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The Firing Order is :
1-5-3-6-2-4
The rotation of the distributor is Clockwise.
There should be a "1" "written" on the distributor cap. That wire, "post" is cylinder one, hook the wire from this post to the number one cylinder. The next pole, clockwise from the number one post, is number 5, hook that to number 5 cylinder. Then the next is number 3, and so on.
The cylinders on the engine itself are numbered, 1 through six, starting from the front, of the engine to the back.
1-5-3-6-2-4
The rotation of the distributor is Clockwise.
There should be a "1" "written" on the distributor cap. That wire, "post" is cylinder one, hook the wire from this post to the number one cylinder. The next pole, clockwise from the number one post, is number 5, hook that to number 5 cylinder. Then the next is number 3, and so on.
The cylinders on the engine itself are numbered, 1 through six, starting from the front, of the engine to the back.
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Hey Optikal, I like that old school stuff, 15, 36, 24. Another number set that sticks in my mind is 36, 24, 34 and can usually be found on nine's and ten's. Is that true that all I6's fire that way? A way to check firing rotation is to crank the motor over and watch which way the rotor cap spins.
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Running. And running much better than before??? Those wires were pretty old, would these new ones have much of an effect on the truck?
Time to go change the oil.
Time to go change the oil.
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im almost positive that all inline 6s fire that way...at least domestic.
yes, old/worn plug wires can make such an improvement that it seems like u stuffed a new engine under the hood.
yes, old/worn plug wires can make such an improvement that it seems like u stuffed a new engine under the hood.
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Originally Posted by 300I6VAN85
Another way to check for bad plug wires is to look under the hood at night, the darker the better.
Fireworks and Christmas tree lights, spring to mind.
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Originally Posted by optikal illushun
im almost positive that all inline 6s fire that way...at least domestic.
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Firing order red flag! My book must be wrong or the coffee has not kicked in. But the book has listed for the v8-302 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8, with the rotation of COUNTERCLOCKWISE. The v8 351 and 400 fire 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 CC and the desmell v8 420 and 444 injection order 1-2-7-3-4-5-6-8, no rotation listed. The book I am looking at is Chilton's Ford full size vans 1961-88 repair manual, page 2-6. Have a good day, and keep your eyes peeled for curve ***** and slidders. Come on coffee, day lights a burnin.....
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Originally Posted by 300I6VAN85
Firing order red flag! My book must be wrong or the coffee has not kicked in. But the book has listed for the v8-302 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8, with the rotation of COUNTERCLOCKWISE. The v8 351 and 400 fire 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 CC and the desmell v8 420 and 444 injection order 1-2-7-3-4-5-6-8, no rotation listed. The book I am looking at is Chilton's Ford full size vans 1961-88 repair manual, page 2-6. Have a good day, and keep your eyes peeled for curve ***** and slidders. Come on coffee, day lights a burnin.....
Also 302 V8s built after 1994 have a firing order of 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8, and is also counter-clockwise. Before 1995 the firing order is, 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8.
Can get quite confusing.
As I said in the above post. 300 I6s firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4, rotation. Clockwise.