Mensaf Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Quick history: I did a tune up and put the ignition wires in the wrong order. Flooded the engine with gas, so I dealt with that by doing a few dry cranks after cleaning the fouled plugs. Didn't start. Getting fuel. Getting spark. Cranking. No idea, it's stumped me for 3 days and I'm feeling pretty downtrodden about it all right about now. It was all working fine before the tune up, and unfortunately, I threw out all the old parts already, but based on the testing, it should all work. Please, any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 make sure you put #1 at the right spot... from another thread: This has been ask and answered many times......but I'll be nice. Print this picture and post it where you need it. You also need to make sure that the rotor is pointing at #1 cylinder position, when the #1 cylinder is at or near TDC on its compression stroke. The easiest way might be to get a socket large enough to put on the crank pulley bolt, remove the #1 spark plug, and rotate the engine by hand until you can feel air being pushed out of the spark plug hole... this indicates that cylinder is on its compression stroke. Continue rotating (slowly) until you can see or feel the piston reach TDC, and then look at where your rotor is pointing. The distributor CAN be installed improperly, and run perfectly fine... but in that situation, #1 cylinder is NOT the forwardmost plug on the cap. By the way, not to guilt trip you.. but I found out about the potential "improper" (abnromal is a better word) dizzy installation through a very simple search, limited to the L6 engine sub forum, of the term "firing order." http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=132795&highlight=firing+order http://forums.hybridz.org/search.php?searchid=2072572 , its whats for dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensaf Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 You know, I found that thread, but I didn't read that much. Wouldn't I hear a popping sound out of the exhaust or intake if it weren't in the proper order regardless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensaf Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 My firing order turned out to be 241536. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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