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MyWifesMustang · 06-05-2003, 10:11 PM

I am trying to straighten out a 3.8L that has the spark plug wires in the wrong order. I have a Haynes manual that shows the engine and distributor firing order. The problem is that the distributor orientation is not the same as the diagram in the book so I am unsure which post on the cap is #1. I know that the rotor will be facing #1 when the #1 piston is at TDC on the compression stroke but it is next to impossible to even see the spark plug hole. Does anyone have a suggestion?

06-05-2003, 10:11 PM	#1
MyWifesMustang Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 3	3.8L Firing Order I am trying to straighten out a 3.8L that has the spark plug wires in the wrong order. I have a Haynes manual that shows the engine and distributor firing order. The problem is that the distributor orientation is not the same as the diagram in the book so I am unsure which post on the cap is #1. I know that the rotor will be facing #1 when the #1 piston is at TDC on the compression stroke but it is next to impossible to even see the spark plug hole. Does anyone have a suggestion?