Used your instructions...worked great. I'm really learning about my car. I
think it's 180 out though? At TDC the rotor was pointing to D, and that was 4?
I wired it accordingly and she fired right up...I also discovered a gross jet
stuck and cylinders 3 & 4 weren't getting any fuel! Just trying to get it
running decent so I can sell it. I picked up a '66 1600 in great shape a
couple weeks ago. Thanks for your help. You've helped me more than once...
Jeff
'68 1600
Thomas Walter wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> Looks correct...
> 1342 counter clockwise firing order
>
> Typically "A" is back where you label. Yet, I have TOO MANY
> mechanics sets up the distributor 180 degrees off (very easy
> to do when it has been apart).
>
> So what you need to do is also check the front TIMING mark,
> to see if the pointer is at TDC. It is ALSO a good idea to
> take off the vavle cover. Both intake and exhaust valves should
> be compressed on cylinder #4 (which is at the top of the exhaust
> stroke). Both valves closed on #1 to make sure that is really
> TDC.
>
> Once you have done the above (put the engine on TDC, and confirmed
> #1 valves are both open), then...
>
> pop off the distributor cap to see where the rotor is located.
>
> HUMOR: After doing some work on the car, which included disassembling
> the distributor to grease it, and other things... it would NOT start.
> I make it a point of always rocking the car back and forth so the rotor
> points to number #1 wire before pulling the cap... Took over an hour
> (ahem) to discover I had LEFT the rotor on the bench. Sheesh, glad
> no one was around to ruin my reputation on that one. <grin>.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Walter
>
> Jeff Etheridge wrote:
>
> > I'm in a tiff with my mechanic about my '68 1600. I can't get her
> > started; neither can he?
> > I believe the firing order to be 1,3,4,2....one of 'us' has it 90
> > degrees off; or we're both wrong? Will someone confirm the layout of the
> > distributor/plugs wires for me...
> >
> > with Z being the vacuum advance mechanism...help me identify the
> > placement of the plug wires....A, B, C, D....
> > [engine block]
> >
> > A | B
> > ----|----
> > C | D
> > Z
> > Forgive my novicity[sp]...state of being a novice.
> >
> > Jeff
> > '68 1600
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