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I finally figured it out. Someone must've replaced or removed either the distributor or the oil pump at some point and never bothered to take the engine to TDC. I cranked the motor until I got cylinder 1 to TDC, removed the distributor cap, and looked at where the rotor was pointing. My new firing order for all intents and purposes is 241536. Retarded. I appreciate the help guys. I was so sure it was the wrong cap/rotor until sblake01 posted. Oh well.

No sir. Went hunting for a different cap, but couldn't find one. The original one has the plug in for the 1st wire "closest to the radiator." This one has two ports (going down, 4 and then 1) parallel to each other.

My dumb arse threw all the old stuff away

I'll leave my proper introduction to when I sell this car and finally get my 240 on the road. Until then, I'd appreciate some help. I just gave my 280Z a tune up, and surprise surprise, no more starting. At first I put the wires in the wrong order, so it misfired. Realizing this, I switched back to the proper order, and at this point all it does is crank to some ridiculous extent. It has fuel, air, and spark. My current guess is that the replacement distributor cap is the culprit, since the original looked like this: and the replacement looks like this: I'd think that maybe timing is now off by some 15 or so degrees because of the new cap (which is the only replacement I've been able to find) and is the source of my dilemma. I'm dying here guys. It's been an entire week without a car, and I can't put my recently purchased 240Z on the road until I sell this car. I used up some emergency funds because I was sure that I'd sell the 280Z in a few days, but then this happened .