HT Lead Orientation

PostPost by: jonnyconcrete » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:26 pm

School boy error, I've lost track of what HT lead goes into what port on the distributor HELP!
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PostPost by: billwill » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:36 pm

Firing order is 1,3,4,2

I'm not sure of the standard positions, obviously #1 must be opposite the rotor arm while doing the timing and the other cylinders in the sequence above 1,3,4,2.

Ah. According to the manual the SLOT in the top of the rotor shaft should be approximately facing the pivot of the contact breaker at TDC.

Now which way does the shaft rotate?
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PostPost by: types26/36 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:44 pm

[quote="billwill"]timing and the other cylinders in the sequence above 1,3,4,2.quote]

......in an anti-clockwise rotation
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PostPost by: Galwaylotus » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:50 pm

Firing order: 1, 3, 4, 2 with No. 1 cylinder nearest to the radiator.
Distributor rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the top.
My No. 1 position is about 6 o'clock with 4 at 12 o'clock. Hope this helps.
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PostPost by: Galwaylotus » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:55 pm

Oops! Sorry, guys. Started the reply then went to the car to verify and didn't see your responses when I sent mine. :oops:
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PostPost by: jonnyconcrete » Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:45 pm

So, I'm fitting a new H and H distributor and I'm having trouble with clearance under the inlet manifold. Can I just rotate the distributor through 180...and then just plug in number 1 HT at the 6 O'clock pick up? I suppose my question is, can the cap go on anywhere in 90 degree increments, so long as the first pick up is number 1?
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PostPost by: paddy » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:12 pm

The distributor can be in any orientation, and the rotor arm can be anywhere at #1 TDC. But once those two things are fixed, this determines where you connect the lead for #1, and then you fit the others anticlockwise from there in the order 3, 4, 2.

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PostPost by: jonnyconcrete » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:22 pm

FFS!

Thanks Paddy...I've just lost a Saturday trying to squeeze the cap in under the manifold!

Let's hope Sunday is a better day!

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