Date:         Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:21:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Organization: WetWesties <http://wetwesties.org>
Subject:      Re: how did this happen ... ?
Comments: To: sg <sg@SUNSETWINONA.COM>
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Steve,

Step one: remove the distributor cap
Step two: remove the rotor
Step three: remove the black plastic protective cover over the hall
unit (if it's there)
Step four: look closely at the rim of the distributor.  At about 2
o'clock you should find a line stamped into the rim. That's where #1
*should* be. If it's not at 2 o'clock, don't worry about it.  Where
ever the line is is where #1 should be.
Step five: reinstall cover and rotor
Step six: turn engine by hand until rotor is aligned with mark on rim
of distributor
Step seven: install distributor cap
Step eight: verify that wire from terminal adjacent to where rotor is
pointing goes to the front right hand spark plug
Step nine: verify that wires are as follows: going CCW around
distributor cap, rear right hand cylinder, front left hand cylinder,
rear left hand cylinder.

If the above is correct, your firing order is correct.

Firing order: 1, 4, 3, 2.  The distributor turns CW when the engine is
running so, as you can see, if you trace everything as if the
distributor turned backwards the firing order becomes 1, 2, 3, 4.
Real easy to remember!

Hope this helps.

Jim Arnott
WetWesties
Union, OR