Re: engine running backwards?

Posted by Nat on September 28, 2005 at 05:32:49 from (64.80.110.22):

In Reply to: engine running backwards? posted by Dave in MN on September 27, 2005 at 20:10:22:

Turn the distributor 90 degrees, not 180.

There's nothing magical about it; a four-cylinder engine with a 1-3-4-2 firing order will run fine if you time the distributor with the front cylinder as #1, or if you time the distributor with the back cylinder as #1.

Simply rewiring the plugs to their "proper" order and/or rotating the cap 180 degrees won't help. The cap only goes around once for every two rotations of the engine, so everything is divided in half at the distributor. The front piston is 180 degrees away from the rear piston on the crankshaft, so you only need to turn the distributor 90 degrees to get it timed properly.

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