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giddy up Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2017 Posts: 136 Location: BC
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:31 am Post subject: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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hi. can someone confirm the order of my spark plug wire to the distrubutor. i feel like i may have mixed them up.
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gt1953 Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002 Posts: 13842 Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:58 am Post subject: Re: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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You have it correct the firing order is 1 4 3 2. Just verify the other end. _________________ Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
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giddy up Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:06 am Post subject: Re: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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wicked. thanks |
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sjbartnik Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2011 Posts: 5986 Location: Brooklyn
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:22 am Post subject: Re: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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1-4-3-2 clockwise is indeed the correct firing order, however you have to ensure that you pick the #1 slot on the distributor cap correctly or everything following will be wrong. _________________ 1965 Volkswagen 1500 Variant S
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giddy up Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:31 am Post subject: Re: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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and how do i determine the correct #1? |
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sjbartnik Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2011 Posts: 5986 Location: Brooklyn
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:41 am Post subject: Re: can someone confirm spark plug wire order |
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When the car rolled off the assembly line, it was easy: Pop off the distributor cap, look for a notch in the distributor rim. When the rotor is pointing to that notch, the spark plug wire at that spot on the distributor cap should run to cylinder 1.
HOWEVER this method cannot be relied on unless you know for sure that the distributor drive gear was installed correctly.
So for our purposes, we verify like this:
1) turn the engine over until the timing marks on the pulley are lined up with the seam in the crankcase. Depending on the year your pulley may or may not have a TDC mark but even 5 deg. BTDC or 7.5 deg. BTDC is close enough for this purpose.
2) Now you have to make sure you are on TDC for #1. Remember that the timing marks will come up twice, once on compression stroke for #1 and once on compression stroke for #3. You gotta make sure you're on #1.
3) Remove right side valve cover and check the status of the valves on cylinder 1. If the valve stems are both at same height and you can feel the slack between the rocker arm and valve stem (like at valve adjustment time) then you're at TDC on #1. Whatever spot on the distributor cap the rotor is under at this point is your #1 plug wire.
If when you check the valves on #1, one of the valves is open, then you are at TDC on #3. Rotate the engine another 360 degrees until the timing marks come up again, then you should be at TDC on #1. _________________ 1965 Volkswagen 1500 Variant S
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