Spark plug order

[Sigma358]

What's the order I stick the spark plug cables into my distributor cap?

 

 

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[Sigma358]

It's a 1979 280zx


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[Zed Head]

153624 CCW

[Sigma358]

Do you have a picture I can follow?


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[siteunseen]

Theres a vertical line on the distributor cap that is #1.

Google 280z firing order then click IMAGES.

[Zed Head]

There's a ton on the internet.  But many of these old engines have been worked on and made to run with the distributor off a tooth or two.  The best thing to do is to set the timing mark on the damper pulley to zero, on the compression stroke of cylinder #1, then set plug wire #1 in the cap to wherever the rotor under the distributor cap is pointed.  Then plug in the rest of the wires in a counterclockwise direction,in the order I showed.

People have wasted hours and days of time setting their wires the way the factory did, only to find that their distributor wasn't the way it was when it left the factory.

If you want specific help post some pictures after you set the timing mark to zero.

[Sigma358]

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[Sigma358]

That's really the only thing I found


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[madkaw]

I think he meant posting pics of your engine and dizzy so we can see it


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[Sigma358]

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[siteunseen]

1 hour ago, Sigma358 said:

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Wrong side.

[rcb280z]

Get a pic that shows both sides if you can. Preferably the distributor and wires.  Looks like a holy mess in there.

Edited March 16, 2017 by rcb280z