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Stress Level Dropping.. 120-130

posted by  volvorelix on  Mon Dec 31 11:49 CST 2007
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As Ron pointed out, your firing order isn't backwards. It's just that something isn't "properly" indexed. What you have will work just fine - it's just not the 'recognized standard' that was used by the factory. Functionally identical - no worries.

Either the distributor drive gear in installed 180 out, as suggested; or the coupling at the very bottom end of the distributor was installed 180 out. This is the odd piece with two tabs which interface with the distributor drive gear. It's held in place with a pin, and is then wrapped with a wire retainer thingamajig.

Anyway: it's easy and fairly common for someone to put this on wrong way around; if that happens, the result is:

Exactly what you've been facing.

Good news: now that it's working, you don't have to change or fix anything more to drive it happily about. If, at some point, you decide you'd like this corrected, you can get around to it at your convenience.

Best,

Cameron
Rose City






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