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Distributor ignition cable order
Can someone provide me a diagram or picture of what ignition cable goes
where? I bought new cables and stupidly removed all the old ones at the sametime instead of replacing them one by one. I've tried using the wiring diagram in my repair manual but that doesn't seem to work for me. Thanks. |
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Distributor ignition cable order
Oh sorry, I thought I had typed the model in. It's a 1981 BMW 320is.
admin wrote: > wrote: > > Can someone provide me a diagram or picture of what ignition cable goes > > where? I bought new cables and stupidly removed all the old ones at > > the sametime instead of replacing them one by one. I've tried using > > the wiring diagram in my repair manual but that doesn't seem to work > > for me. Thanks. > > 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 > > Oh - your BMW isn't a 16 cylinder engine? Couldn't tell that from the > message you sent. |
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Distributor ignition cable order
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admin > wrote: > > Can someone provide me a diagram or picture of what ignition cable goes > > where? I bought new cables and stupidly removed all the old ones at > > the sametime instead of replacing them one by one. I've tried using > > the wiring diagram in my repair manual but that doesn't seem to work > > for me. Thanks. > 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 > Oh - your BMW isn't a 16 cylinder engine? Nor is yours if that's the firing sequence. ;-) > Couldn't tell that from the message you sent. So true. But then you're expected to be a mind reader. -- *Be more or less specific * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Distributor ignition cable order
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> wrote: > Can someone provide me a diagram or picture of what ignition cable goes > where? I bought new cables and stupidly removed all the old ones at > the sametime instead of replacing them one by one. I've tried using > the wiring diagram in my repair manual but that doesn't seem to work > for me. Thanks. You need to establish which output terminal is associated with cylinder number one first - in case things have been altered from the correct layout after distributor etc replacement. So you need to get the engine to approximately the firing point on cylinder 1 by turning it over by hand using a spanner on the crank pulley fixing or pushing the car while in gear if a manual. You'll also need to remove that spark plug and use a finger over the hole to make sure it is on the compression stroke - or look at the valves, both will be closed. Once you've established which contact the rotor arm is pointing at that is 1 and the others follow your diagram. -- *Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Distributor ignition cable order
The firing order is 1-3-4-2.
> wrote in message oups.com... > Oh sorry, I thought I had typed the model in. It's a 1981 BMW 320is. > > > admin wrote: >> wrote: >> > Can someone provide me a diagram or picture of what ignition cable goes >> > where? I bought new cables and stupidly removed all the old ones at >> > the sametime instead of replacing them one by one. I've tried using >> > the wiring diagram in my repair manual but that doesn't seem to work >> > for me. Thanks. >> >> 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 >> >> Oh - your BMW isn't a 16 cylinder engine? Couldn't tell that from the >> message you sent. > |
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