Ignition lead to dizzy location

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Wakey001
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Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by Wakey001 » 06 Aug 2015 09:09 pm

Hi all , can someone please confirm the order the leads go onto the dizzy cap please.

After changing my flywheel pulse sensor i now have a spark .

But the car is coughing black smoke and poping gunshot sounds when turning over.

The order i currently have while looking at the car from the passenger side is

Cylinder 1 from the flywheel onto bottom left of dizzy
". 2 onto top left of dizzy
". 3 onto bottom right
". 4 onto top right

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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by Ride_on » 06 Aug 2015 10:01 pm

Depends on which of 3 engines you have whether number 1 is nearest the radiator or the windscreen.

What have you removed, just the leads or the whole distributor?
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

Wakey001
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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by Wakey001 » 06 Aug 2015 10:33 pm

Oh yeah sorry its the 1.7 carb

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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by bogbasic » 06 Aug 2015 11:42 pm

Sorry, long way from the 1.7 but found this piccy....

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... which isn't mine so sorry to Bart Bierens for blaggin this from wiki-something or other.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by Wakey001 » 07 Aug 2015 12:15 am

thanks for that looks like i have them wrong .

Its just occurred i could try google images .

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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by bogbasic » 07 Aug 2015 12:15 pm

Hello, in that view lower right of dizzy cap goes to cylinder No 4 (i.e. the longest lead). Lower left goes to No. 3. Ta bog.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

Wakey001
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Re: Ignition lead to dizzy location

Post by Wakey001 » 07 Aug 2015 07:11 pm

Hi yeah i had mine totaly wrong , i switched thrm round and hey presto she fired up straight away .

I must have mixed them up when swapping the dizzy.

Thanks

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