Spark plug wiring... pleasae help!, this dosent seem right Options

[914chic]

Alright here is the deal, ever since i converted to carbs i have had my spark plug wires set up like this ( picture ) but it runs crappy and I set the timing but still runs like crap. Now my question is after I was browsing pictures on here I see that it looks like my plug wires are set up wrong. But when i switch them to like this ( 2nd picture ) it just turns over and then ... pops like a timing issue. WTF!


(IMG:http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp274/hbchevy/002.jpg)


(IMG:http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp274/hbchevy/914_timing_pic9_big.jpg)

[914chic]

I did have the dizzy out at one time but what drives me stir crazy is after the initial install, the car ran great for awhile

and again my question in regards to the first picture is going off this would't this indicate that the plug wires are on wrong?

[orange914]

I did have the dizzy out at one time but what drives me stir crazy is after the initial install, the car ran great for awhile

and again my question in regards to the first picture is going off this would't this indicate that the plug wires are on wrong?

sounds like too many variables and sorta's.

after messing around with "maybe this is it... nope... maybe that is it", start from the very beginning as much as possible. from what you describe it all started with new wires. i'd make sure the #1 cylinder (on compession tdc) is in cync with the rotor pointing to your #1 spark wire (the rotor can be aligned w/ #1 wire on the cap). if the distribur is not in the factory position, it will still run assuming spark wires are moved accordingly and timing is set to spec's