Distributor Cap Wiring
rainewalker
09-29-2004, 09:03 AM
I Changed The Distributor Cap And I Don't Know Which Way The Spark Plug Wires Go Back On My 91 Buick Roadmaster
Madcat455
09-29-2004, 10:42 AM
What engine does it have. Does it have a distributer or just coil packs??
rainewalker
09-29-2004, 11:30 AM
What engine does it have. Does it have a distributer or just coil packs??
it has a 8 cyl 5.7 liters engine
it has a distributor. I don't know how to find the 1 position. if i knew where it is I might be able to place the other wires in their proper position.
it has a 8 cyl 5.7 liters engine
it has a distributor. I don't know how to find the 1 position. if i knew where it is I might be able to place the other wires in their proper position.
MagicRat
09-29-2004, 11:07 PM
it has a 8 cyl 5.7 liters engine
it has a distributor. I don't know how to find the 1 position. if i knew where it is I might be able to place the other wires in their proper position.
Take off the cap. Remove the spark plug on the #1 cylinder, (the first cylinder on the drivers side)
Put a big socket and wrench on the crankshaft pully and rotate the engine clockwise until you hear air escaping out the spark plug hole, because the #1 piston is rising on the compression stroke. When the piston gets to the top, then the distributor rotor will be pointing to where the #1 position plug wire goes.
it has a distributor. I don't know how to find the 1 position. if i knew where it is I might be able to place the other wires in their proper position.
Take off the cap. Remove the spark plug on the #1 cylinder, (the first cylinder on the drivers side)
Put a big socket and wrench on the crankshaft pully and rotate the engine clockwise until you hear air escaping out the spark plug hole, because the #1 piston is rising on the compression stroke. When the piston gets to the top, then the distributor rotor will be pointing to where the #1 position plug wire goes.
public
09-29-2004, 11:44 PM
Easier than listening for slow moving air is place a ballon over an "anti fouler". any parts store will have one.(It is a spacer that goes between the spark plug and the engine). The proper stroke will start to inflate the balloon. Good Luck.
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