firing order

[Jimbo's 8n]

How do I determine the correct firing order as I"m looking down on the cap? What I mean is, is the nipple on the right or left considered number 1? A diagram would help. A have a slight miss and want to make sure I got the wires in the right order. Its a 1950 6v side mount. Thanks!

 

[ZANE]

Determine which way the rotor is turning when the engine turns by removing the distributor cap and hitting the starter.

Remove the #1 (front plug) and turn the engine till you feel pressure build with your finger in the plug hole in the head.
Top dead center of the piston on #1 compression stroke rotor is pointing to #1 nipple in cap. Firing order is 1243.

Zane

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 08:00:42 06/18/13) Determine which way the rotor is turning when the engine turns by removing the distributor cap and hitting the starter.

Remove the #1 (front plug) and turn the engine till you feel pressure build with your finger in the plug hole in the head.
Top dead center of the piston on #1 compression stroke rotor is pointing to #1 nipple in cap. Firing order is 1243.

Zane

o what Zane told you and just FYI, #1 can turn out to be any one of the four.

 

[Jimbo's 8n]

So after I find #1, Would #2 be on the left or right side on the cap? Thanks

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 09:29:54 06/18/13) So after I find #1, Would #2 be on the left or right side on the cap? Thanks

ould be left, right, top, bottom, etc., BUT it WILL be one more tower CCW from #1.

 

[teddy52food]

That's why he told you to check which way the rotor turns.

 

[Jimbo's 8n]

Thanks. Lets see if I got this straight now. After I find #1 and #2, the next nipple should go to the number four plug?

 

[HCooke]

Yes

 

[Mike OH]

You got it.