Posted by El Toro on April 18, 2009 at 14:06:49 from (64.12.116.73):
In Reply to: 300 wont fire posted by makin'hay on April 18, 2009 at 12:28:00:
You need to pull No1 plug near the radiator and bring No1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke. Then remove the distrubutor cap and see where your rotor is pointing. It should be at the No1 plug tower. If it isn't you need to pull the distributor and turn the rotor to the No1 plug tower and reinstall it.
If it points to No1 you need to check your plug wires to make sure they're in the correct firing order on the distributor cap and to the correct sparkplug. Your rotor probably turns CW and your plug wires should be in this order on the cap.
2-1 4-3
While your engine is at TDC check to make sure the No1 plug wire is connected to No1 sparkplug. Then the next plug wire to No3, then No4 and No2. You may have the plug wires crossed causing it to backfire. Hal
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