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Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:34
AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Since we're talking
about firing order...
I changed the Cap & Rotor on my 1955 260"
"Power Pack" engine, and checked point dwell (32°, remember, Dual Points), and
thought that I knew all there was about replacing the wires with new.
OOPS! Not so fast, smart aleck!
When I looked at the old cap, just to confirm the
1,8,4,3,6,5,7,2 firing order, I was stumped. I came up with a strange
combination of numbers. So I took #1 plug out, and turned the engine
until the piston came up, and checked the timing mark and got lucky, it was
right there. Then I checked the rotor, and it was pointing to #1 Spark
plug postion on the cap, or what I had already guessed should be #1.
Great so far, but the order, according to the old cap, was (I forget exactly),
very unusual. So I uncovered the extra engine, which had not been
touched in years, and the position and firing order were exactly the same.
Question is: can anyone confirm the correct
firing order for the 1955 260ci engine, and confirm which cylinder (driver's
or passenger side) is number one?
Mike Higgins
1955 Belvedere Sport Coupe
b/t/w.... is Robert Bishop or Josh Ackerman still
on the list?
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