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tjmr2 · 07-11-2008, 12:52 AM

I was hoping one of the 16v guys would take a stab at this, I pulled mine out at Christmas and am running a BT, but went out to the garage and the ignition wires were still attached to my distributor and cap. Try this: as you look at the distributor you should have 4 spark plug wire locations facing up or close to it.
#1 should be passenger side front
#3 should be passenger side rear
#2 should be drivers side front
#4 should be drivers side rear.

If it won't run like that, remove #1 spark plug and rotate engine until #1 is at TDC, then pull your oil fill cap and the cam should have a hash mark indicating all valves are closed. Then pull the distributor cap (do not loosen the bolts on the base of the distributor or you will change your timing) and check which contact the rotor is pointing at. If you have to have someone bump the starter so you can determine the correct rotation. Then it's just plug in the wires. 1342

A lot of this is from memory, hope it helps.

07-11-2008, 12:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
tjmr2 Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 409 Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 59 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I was hoping one of the 16v guys would take a stab at this, I pulled mine out at Christmas and am running a BT, but went out to the garage and the ignition wires were still attached to my distributor and cap. Try this: as you look at the distributor you should have 4 spark plug wire locations facing up or close to it. #1 should be passenger side front #3 should be passenger side rear #2 should be drivers side front #4 should be drivers side rear. If it won't run like that, remove #1 spark plug and rotate engine until #1 is at TDC, then pull your oil fill cap and the cam should have a hash mark indicating all valves are closed. Then pull the distributor cap (do not loosen the bolts on the base of the distributor or you will change your timing) and check which contact the rotor is pointing at. If you have to have someone bump the starter so you can determine the correct rotation. Then it's just plug in the wires. 1342 A lot of this is from memory, hope it helps.