hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
#1? Thanks in advance for input/help.


"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Your distributor cap should have a mark of some type (some have a 1, some have
a circle or dot) telling you which is #1. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2,
i believe. If i remember correctly the #1 wire will be approx. 5 o'clock on
the distributor. Put the cap on the distributor and check your shop manual for
correct orientation. I like to use the hold-down as a reference.

Don W

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Your distributor cap should have a mark of some type (some have a 1, some have
a circle or dot) telling you which is #1. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2,
i believe. If i remember correctly the #1 wire will be approx. 5 o'clock on
the distributor. Put the cap on the distributor and check your shop manual for
correct orientation. I like to use the hold-down as a reference.

Don W

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Your distributor cap should have a mark of some type (some have a 1, some have
a circle or dot) telling you which is #1. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2,
i believe. If i remember correctly the #1 wire will be approx. 5 o'clock on
the distributor. Put the cap on the distributor and check your shop manual for
correct orientation. I like to use the hold-down as a reference.

Don W

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Your distributor cap should have a mark of some type (some have a 1, some have
a circle or dot) telling you which is #1. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2,
i believe. If i remember correctly the #1 wire will be approx. 5 o'clock on
the distributor. Put the cap on the distributor and check your shop manual for
correct orientation. I like to use the hold-down as a reference.

Don W

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Position 1 is determined when the rotor cap is pointing to it on the TDC
compression stoke. Then it's 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 going CW, with the
cylinder id as follows:
left
7 5 3 1 (front, drivers side)
8 6 4 2
right

The Haynes manual shows position 1 adjacent to the vacuum advance.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries


"Shaggie" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n8gr705p5pcnmjm4r24ug5tjou6appi541@4ax.com...
> Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
> distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
> Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
> plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
> distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
> plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
> specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
> retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
> run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
> it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
> are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
> #1? Thanks in advance for input/help.
>
>
> "I can hammer it back into shape later."
> :wq!

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Position 1 is determined when the rotor cap is pointing to it on the TDC
compression stoke. Then it's 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 going CW, with the
cylinder id as follows:
left
7 5 3 1 (front, drivers side)
8 6 4 2
right

The Haynes manual shows position 1 adjacent to the vacuum advance.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries


"Shaggie" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n8gr705p5pcnmjm4r24ug5tjou6appi541@4ax.com...
> Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
> distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
> Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
> plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
> distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
> plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
> specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
> retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
> run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
> it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
> are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
> #1? Thanks in advance for input/help.
>
>
> "I can hammer it back into shape later."
> :wq!

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Position 1 is determined when the rotor cap is pointing to it on the TDC
compression stoke. Then it's 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 going CW, with the
cylinder id as follows:
left
7 5 3 1 (front, drivers side)
8 6 4 2
right

The Haynes manual shows position 1 adjacent to the vacuum advance.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries


"Shaggie" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n8gr705p5pcnmjm4r24ug5tjou6appi541@4ax.com...
> Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
> distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
> Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
> plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
> distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
> plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
> specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
> retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
> run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
> it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
> are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
> #1? Thanks in advance for input/help.
>
>
> "I can hammer it back into shape later."
> :wq!

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

Position 1 is determined when the rotor cap is pointing to it on the TDC
compression stoke. Then it's 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 going CW, with the
cylinder id as follows:
left
7 5 3 1 (front, drivers side)
8 6 4 2
right

The Haynes manual shows position 1 adjacent to the vacuum advance.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries


"Shaggie" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n8gr705p5pcnmjm4r24ug5tjou6appi541@4ax.com...
> Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
> distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
> Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
> plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
> distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
> plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
> specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
> retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
> run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
> it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
> are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
> #1? Thanks in advance for input/help.
>
>
> "I can hammer it back into shape later."
> :wq!

Re: hooking up plug wires on distributor
 

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Shaggie wrote:
>
> Hi all. Just wondering... Suppose your 304 V8 caught on fire and the
> distributor burned up... So you removed it and ordered a replacement.
> Plug wires all burned up too. Now you get the new distributor and
> plug wires. Can you just choose whatever terminal you want on the
> distributor to be #1 and go around in sequence as long as you run the
> plug wires to the right cylinders? I know on older VWs there is a
> specific #1 terminal because the distributors are designed to slightly
> retard cylinder #3 because it's behind the oil cooler so it tends to
> run hotter and retarding it a little bit helps it to not run as hot as
> it would if it was running at the same advance the other cylinders
> are. On a 304 Jeep can I just choose whichever terminal I want to be
> #1? Thanks in advance for input/help.
>
> "I can hammer it back into shape later."
> :wq!