Engines can run with the timing 180 out or with 2 wires switched
sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
done right.

The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
else can confirm this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>
> Thanks

 

Engines can run with the timing 180 out or with 2 wires switched
sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
done right.

The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
else can confirm this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>
> Thanks

 

Engines can run with the timing 180 out or with 2 wires switched
sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
done right.

The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
else can confirm this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>
> Thanks

 

In message <43F091B3.741330D@sympatico.ca>, "Mike Romain" wrote:

>Engines can run with the timing 180 out

LOL

180 out at the distributor would mean 360 on the crank. That would mean the
spark plug would be firing on the exhaust stroke. It wouldn't even run, much
less "idle nice."

You might get some pretty nice backfires though...


>or with 2 wires switched
>sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
>just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
>done right.
>
>The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
>plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
>as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
>else can confirm this.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
>> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
>> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
>> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
>> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
>> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
>> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
>> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
>> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
>> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
>> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
>> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
>> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
>> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
>> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
>> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks

 

In message <43F091B3.741330D@sympatico.ca>, "Mike Romain" wrote:

>Engines can run with the timing 180 out

LOL

180 out at the distributor would mean 360 on the crank. That would mean the
spark plug would be firing on the exhaust stroke. It wouldn't even run, much
less "idle nice."

You might get some pretty nice backfires though...


>or with 2 wires switched
>sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
>just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
>done right.
>
>The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
>plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
>as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
>else can confirm this.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
>> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
>> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
>> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
>> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
>> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
>> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
>> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
>> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
>> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
>> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
>> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
>> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
>> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
>> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
>> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks

 

In message <43F091B3.741330D@sympatico.ca>, "Mike Romain" wrote:

>Engines can run with the timing 180 out

LOL

180 out at the distributor would mean 360 on the crank. That would mean the
spark plug would be firing on the exhaust stroke. It wouldn't even run, much
less "idle nice."

You might get some pretty nice backfires though...


>or with 2 wires switched
>sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
>just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
>done right.
>
>The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
>plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
>as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
>else can confirm this.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
>> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
>> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
>> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
>> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
>> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
>> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
>> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
>> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
>> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
>> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
>> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
>> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
>> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
>> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
>> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks

 

In message <43F091B3.741330D@sympatico.ca>, "Mike Romain" wrote:

>Engines can run with the timing 180 out

LOL

180 out at the distributor would mean 360 on the crank. That would mean the
spark plug would be firing on the exhaust stroke. It wouldn't even run, much
less "idle nice."

You might get some pretty nice backfires though...


>or with 2 wires switched
>sometimes and idle nice still. I helped put a 6 back together and it
>just purred at idle with no top end at all. It just needed the wires
>done right.
>
>The distributor rotation or firing order is clockwise (I think) with #1
>plug wire located at 8:00 looking from the front of the vehicle as far
>as I can tell from my book with 1,3,4,2 as the order. Maybe someone
>else can confirm this.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>"dwd3773@bellsouth.net" wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the replys. I was told that on the 2.5L engine, that the
>> distributor didn't have any adjustments. Also with the distributor,
>> plug wires, and plugs if something in them was wrong would the engine
>> idle rough? I will get the fuel pressure checked at the fuel rail, but
>> I think that the fuel pressure might be the problem. I'm not sure but
>> wouldn't low fuel pressure also cause the same symptoms? See I had
>> converted my jeep to a chevy 350 motor, it was running great but I
>> couldn't get the drive shaft to the correct angle for the type of
>> transmission I had. Also I wanted to be able to drive my jeep everyday,
>> and with gas prices the way they are now, I decided to put the stock
>> engine back in. So if anyone know anybody that wants a complet jeep to
>> chevy engine conversion kit as well as a complete 350 with transmission
>> and transfer case I have it. Now back to the problem, How can I find
>> out if my distributor is turned wrong? and I will change the plug wires
>> and plugs, and I will look into changing the coil as well, but if
>> anyone knows anything else to try please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks