How to find the number one cylinder in an engine
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If all else fails try this. Remove the #1 spark plug. Remove the distributor cap. Put your finger on the spark plug hole that you just removed and turn the engine over slowly. Do this until the compression stroke comes up , you will feel air pressure at this point on your finger. Look at the timing indicator located on your timing chain cover. You should see a line scribed in the lower crankshaft pulley, line this up in the indicator pointing to 0 or TDC. You now have Top dead center. Look at the direction that your rotor is facing. It will point to #1 on your distributor cap. The wire that plugs into this hole in the cap is now #1. Connect the other end to the spark plug on the driver's side front. | If all else fails try this. Remove the #1 spark plug. Remove the distributor cap. Put your finger on the spark plug hole that you just removed and turn the engine over slowly. Do this until the compression stroke comes up , you will feel air pressure at this point on your finger. Look at the timing indicator located on your timing chain cover. You should see a line scribed in the lower crankshaft pulley, line this up in the indicator pointing to 0 or TDC. You now have Top dead center. Look at the direction that your rotor is facing. It will point to #1 on your distributor cap. The wire that plugs into this hole in the cap is now #1. Connect the other end to the spark plug on the driver's side front. | ||
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