spark plug wire mess
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spark plug wire mess
This is a dumb ? but I am trying to put the wires that were all messed up in order and I need to know wear number one is on the distributor so I can continue straightening out my mess. Also what plugs should I use it is a flathead V-8 in my 51? Your help would be great.
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Originally Posted by 51 FORD F-3
This is a dumb ? but I am trying to put the wires that were all messed up in order and I need to know wear number one is on the distributor so I can continue straightening out my mess. Also what plugs should I use it is a flathead V-8 in my 51? Your help would be great.
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If you are starting fresh and installing distributor in a new or rebuilt engine, then you will need to bring the number one cylinder up to top dead center (TDC) on the compression stroke. Note: Make sure you are on the compression stroke or you will be 180 degrees out on the timing. If necessary, have someone spin the engine over while holding your thumb over the number one spark plug hole until you feel it "blow", and this will be your compression stroke. Turn the engine by hand to line the timing mark up to 0 on the balancer. Once this is established, drop the distributor in the block (without the cap) and point the rotor toward the terminal you want to designate as number one. Once the distributor is installed and all clearances have been checked (see Topic 1), re-install the cap. Now, add the spark plug wires and follow the firing order starting with the terminal that was designated as number one. Leave the vacuum advance disconnected and plug the vacuum line. Your engine should now be ready to start.
If you're interested, see our Flathead D.U.I. Distributor at this link:
http://www.performancedistributors.c...ead%20ford.htm
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Here is one way to do it. Others have the #1 at about 4 o'clock, but either will work as long as #1 fires at TDC. Note that the pointer on the crank pulley aligns with a button on the pulley at 4 deg BTDC, close enough for setting the dizzy.
Autolite #216 plugs are the best.
Autolite #216 plugs are the best.
