 Spark plug wiring... pleasae help!, this dosent seem right |
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| 914chic |
 Feb 4 2009, 08:40 PM
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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) |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Mar 21 2019, 12:16 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,301 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
914 distributor caps have a"tab" that fits in a slot on the top of the distributor. It's impossible to put it on backwards. Unless you have some aftermarket cap! The distributor shaft Tang, and drive gear, are both offset from center. They only go in one direction, unless you have the wrong distributor, or the drive gear is positioned wrong!
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| SirAndy |
Mar 21 2019, 12:53 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(TheCabinetmaker @ Mar 21 2019, 11:16 AM)  914 distributor caps have a"tab" that fits in a slot on the top of the distributor. It's impossible to put it on backwards. Unless you have some aftermarket cap! The distributor shaft Tang, and drive gear, are both offset from center. They only go in one direction, unless you have the wrong distributor, or the drive gear is positioned wrong! @TheCabinetmaker No, you *can* put the distributor gear thing (that goes into the hole before the distributor) 180 degrees off (that has the off center slot to match the bottom end of the distributor shaft). And if you do, your engine will still fire up and run (albeit poorly). Again, not just the cap but the whole distributor will be 180 degrees off ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Mar 21 2019, 12:57 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,301 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Mar 21 2019, 12:53 PM) QUOTE(TheCabinetmaker @ Mar 21 2019, 11:16 AM) 914 distributor caps have a"tab" that fits in a slot on the top of the distributor. It's impossible to put it on backwards. Unless you have some aftermarket cap! The distributor shaft Tang, and drive gear, are both offset from center. They only go in one direction, unless you have the wrong distributor, or the drive gear is positioned wrong! @TheCabinetmaker No, you *can* put the distributor gear thing (that goes into the hole before the distributor) 180 degrees off (that has the off center slot to match the bottom end of the distributor shaft). And if you do, your engine will still fire up and run (albeit poorly). Again, not just the cap but the whole distributor will be 180 degrees off ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Only if the gear is indexed incorrectly! It can be in 5 different wrong positions. |
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914chic Spark plug wiring... pleasae help! Feb 4 2009, 08:40 PM
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