Re: 288 firing order help....

Posted by Ross On 2011/4/13 13:15:32

If your distributor is in the standard position, number one is at the 6:30 position on the dist cap. The order, going counterclockwise is 1 6 2 5 8 3 7 4 .

If that does not solve the problem real quick, then it is possible that your dist. is in a non standard position. You will have to crank the engine over with #1 plug out. Lay a penny over the plug hole. Bump the engine with the starter a little at a time til the penny lifts. You are now on #1 compression stroke. By hand bring the engine to the 6 degree mark on the vibration damper. Your points should just be opening, and the rotor will be pointing to number one.

Just for reference the factory installed position is with the vac advance pointing out to the left and the axis just about horizontal. # 1 is then at 6:30. But many of these cars have been diddled so # 1 could be anywhere.