dunkinman Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 i was giving my car its first tuneup well that was a big mistake. when i pulled the last spark plug out i noticed that the plug was different from the others it was bigger than the other ones i thought i was losing it but sure enough it was. i came to conclusion that someone must have broke a plug before and drilled it out and tap it with new threads also i forgot to tell you that when i pulled that last plug there was some kind of rubber on it like gasket sealer maybe so i put the old plug back in but the car wont start. can anyone shed any light on this promblem please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 You may have inadvertantly disconnected something while working under the hood. To see if the ignition is working use an old spark plug or remove one from the cylinder and place it on a good engine ground point. Then try starting the car and watch for spark on the plug. If you do have spark, is there a possibility you could have mixed up the firing order of the wires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 #1 cylinder is hte front piston on the passenger side. firing order is 1-3-4-2 rotation is counterclockwise, #1 on the cap is the one towards the back to the right of the clip/screw, and in the general direction of the brake master cylinder hope this helps maybe you got some wires backwards. dont forget to connect the coil wire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkinman Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 #1 cylinder is hte front piston on the passenger side. firing order is 1-3-4-2 rotation is counterclockwise, #1 on the cap is the one towards the back to the right of the clip/screw, and in the general direction of the brake master cylinder hope this helps maybe you got some wires backwards. dont fo0rget to connect the coil wire! you dont have a piture of fire order do you or can you explain fire order in more detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkinman Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 You may have inadvertantly disconnected something while working under the hood. To see if the ignition is working use an old spark plug or remove one from the cylinder and place it on a good engine ground point. Then try starting the car and watch for spark on the plug. If you do have spark, is there a possibility you could have mixed up the firing order of the wires? yes i tried your test and i do have spark on all wires but it still wont start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkinman Posted June 16, 2005 Author Share Posted June 16, 2005 #1 cylinder is hte front piston on the passenger side. firing order is 1-3-4-2 rotation is counterclockwise, #1 on the cap is the one towards the back to the right of the clip/screw, and in the general direction of the brake master cylinder hope this helps maybe you got some wires backwards. dont forget to connect the coil wire! do you know the fire order on the block ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Firing order is 1-3-4-2 as was mentioned. The cylinders on the passenger side are 1 and 3 from front to back of the engine. The others are 2 and 4 respectively. On the wires for my '88 the numbers for the positions were labled on the wires. Not sure if you have that on yours or not. If they have been changed then they won't be marked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 We may have made a mistake in the firing order. I think it is 1-3-2-4 and not 1-3-4-2. Sorry. Can somone verify this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 The manual from my '94 Loyale wagon states the firing order is 1-3-2-4. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 E Y is correct think of two boxers facing each other first one (pass side head) throws two punches leading with his right other counters obviously leading with his left into the open court hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Haha, good way to think of it Skip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Hello.. THE ORDER IS : 1-3-2-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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