> I have the shop manual, all that info is in there. The cylinder
> numbers are clearly shown, and the firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 on
> the V8 engines. I labelled all the wires, and hooked them up in that
> order, going clockwise from #1 (the manual says that the distributor
> on the 360 engine rotates clockwise). Pin 1 is well-labelled in the
> new cap.
The 360 distributor does rotate clockwise viewed from the top. The
diagrams in the shop manual, however, can be misleading as to exactly
which tower is #1. Do not depend on those for exact location. Instead,
do as [EMAIL PROTECTED] suggests: line up the timing mark (repeat
if necessary) until the rotor is pointing somewhere in the semicircle
toward the front of the engine.
If, after reconnecting the wires using the tower toward which the rotor
is pointing as #1, the engine still does not start your timing may have
been disturbed. There is a procedure for setting the timing in the
ballpark using only a 12v test bulb or a multimeter. That procedure is
adequately described in the shop manual. Alternately, if you have a
timing light, you could set the timing (again in the ballpark) by
following the normal timing procedure while cranking the engine; it
does not have to be running.
In any case, set the timing to spec after the engine starts, following
all the normal procedures (disconnect and plug vacuum line, warm
engine, idle set properly, etc.). Or have someone do the final timing
for you. [The 318/360 engines are quite sensitive to ignition timing;
it pays to take extra care.]
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Regards,
Bill Combs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://home.earthlink.net/~ttursine
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Chaos, panic, disorder...
my work here is done.
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