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Distributors and Distributor Caps
Distributors and distributor caps are components of an ignition system. Most internal combustion engines use these to deliver high voltage sparks into the engine in the correct firing order, which in turn creates combustion.
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How do you replace a rotor and distributor cap on lt1 corvette engine?
Disconnect the battery. Remove the air temp sensor, air filter hose, and accessory drive belt. Drain the radiator and remove the hoses from the water pump. Remove the distributor cap and rotor, and replace with new ones.
Where is number one on ythe distributor on a 43 v6?
Number one on the distributor cap of a 4.3L V-6 engine would be at the 5:30 location on the cap if you are standing in front of the vehicle with the hood open.
If it has a smallblock Chevy the firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.....number one ussuall being one of the front capterminals right behind the carb. start there and go clockwise around the cap. If one plug is off the car will start but run rough...more than that and it wont run.
Acually #1 cyl on the distributor cap , is usally pointed in the general direction of the #1 cyl itself, in that car and most all sb Chevy's excluding the LS generation of GM sb engines, #1 is 1st plug, or cyl, drivers side.
Do you have a picture of the firing order on a 1999 ford F-150 4.6Liter V8?
You probably dont need the firing order. I am guessing you need the spark plug wire orientation. If I am right, I dont have a picture, but I think I can spell it out here. There are two coils on the engine. Each coil tower has two possible cylinders it might be used for, so you have to be careful not to cross them up. The coil that is on the passenger's side is for the 1,3,5,6 cyls, and the one on the driver's side is for the 2,4,7,8 cyls. You will have to look at the numbers on the coils and pick out the cyl that matches the one that coil is supposed to fire.
The distributor takes the electrical output from the coil and sends it to the spark plug. The rotor is the device that transfers the electricity from the coil wire to the spark plug wire.
How do you adjust the rotor on a distributor?
The rotor is not adjustable on 99.9% of distributors.
The timing is adjusted by loosening the distributor body and turning it in relation to the rotor and other driven timing/ignition components.
Yes!!!! You have to get the engine back to top dead center on cylinder one. Also make sure that it is on the compression stroke and not the exhaust stroke or you will fire 180 out.
On top of the steering column, there is a small access cover. Pry that off with a small screwdriver and underneath there is a bypass that you can press to shift the car back to Park.
What is the firing order for a 1987 2.6L?
That would be the Mitsubishi-designed engine in
Mitsubishi/Chrysler/Mazda B2600
firing order: 1-3-4-2, like all IN-LINE four cylinder engines
(flat fours differ in firing order)
distributor rotor turns clockwise
How to replace ignition coil in a Ford Focus?
http://www.ehow.com/how_4509339_replace-ignition-coil-pack-ford.html
Where is number one on 4.3 vortec?
Cylinder number one is the front driver side. Number two is the front passenger side.
It's been a long time since I've faced this issue. To my recollection there are two causes for oil accumulation in the distributor:
- Someone lubricated the distributor cam and the lubricating pad with too much oil. The correction for this is just to remove the oil from the areas it's not supposed to be.
- The other cause of oil in the distributor is the result of crankcase lubricating oil "migrating" up from the engine below. The distributor cam and its shaft is rotated by a gear at the bottom being driven from a gear on the crankshaft in the engine.
To prevent oil from getting up into the distributor there is usually a rubber-like "O-ring" in the distributor [near the bottom] to seal the passage. If this O-ring is worn, then oil can get past it.
There may be other causes, but these are the ones that come to mind at the moment.
How can you check an ignition coil?
Very Carefully!
Modern electronic ignition systems can operate at 100,000 volts so will bite you hard if you become part of the circuit.
You can also damage or spike any electronic management system or control boxes on the car.
To check the coil you will need some kind of meter or measuring device. These tend to be part of an engine diagnostics pack so coupled with the above warnings I would recommend using some kind of dealer. I am not saying that a competent DIY mechanic cannot do it, but if you need to ask you probably do not currently have the skills and its not one to learn on!!
In the old days. with pre electronic management systems, we used to take off an ignition lead put in an old spark plug, use insulated grips to hold it against the block, turn the engine over and look how strong the spark was. You would probably kill yourself and the car doing this now!
Where is number one on a distributor?
It could be any one of the contacts. When the distributor was put in, depending on what type of motor it is, number one could be anywhere. You will need to bring number one cylinder to top dead center on the compression stroke and see where the rotor is pointing. That will be number one and set the rest of the plugs from that.
Positoin of plugs wires on distrubitor on 302?
For a Ford 302 that is not the high outout ( HO ) 5.0 liter version :
The # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the rear and slightly towards the drivers side
Start with the # 1 position and go COUNTERCLOCKWISE ( the distributor rotor turns COUNTERCLOCKWISE )
1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8
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The engine cylinders / spark plug locations are numbered :
firewall
4 - 8
3 - 7
2 - 6
1 - 5
front
its the bottom plate that moves in the distributor to advance the timing
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Why is there no spark going to your engine?
There are a number things that can cause no ignition spark. A typical ignition system consists of an ignition module, ignition coil, some type of stator or pickup (distributer pickup, crank sensor, etc), plug wires that carry secondary ingition fire to the plugs(some have no wires, but individual coils directly on top of the spark plugs), spark plugs, wiring that provides primary power to the componets, wiring that provides grounds to the system, and some cars have a distributer(though distributers have been getting phased out for about the last 10-15 years). Anything at all in that system that has failed will cause no spark to one or more cylinders.
