Thread: Distributor Leads - Out of sequence ??

A somewhat untidy copy of the manual.
In other words YES
The "s" should be a "5"

ENGINE TUNING DATA
Type .................................................. ...............................
Firing order .................................................. ...................
l-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Cylinder Numbers

Left bank.. ............................................
1-3-s-7
.......................
Right bank ...........................
2-4-6-8
.......................................

No 1 Cylinder location .......Pulley end of left bank............................................

Regards Philip A

Firing order 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 ...............................

Cylinders 1, 3, 5, 7 - LH side of engine

Cylinders 2, 4, 6, 8 - RH side of engine

The picture is not from the manual.. I drew it up myself.

Thanks - I'm sure I have the firing order for each side of the engine.
Just double-checking that the distributor shown in the picture is where the 8 and 1 leads go ??

PhilipA and Grumpy..

You say 1357 is the Left Hand bank of the engine !!!?????????????????
Thats not what my picture shows - When looking at it from where ???

- This is what is causing all the grief !!!!

In my picture it 1357 is the Right Hand Side and 2468 is the Left hand side- Is this correct ???

No. 8 is shown on the Left hand rear (nearest to drivers side firewall) and 1 is shown toward the radiator end of the engine on the coil side of the engine

To make it really simple can someone refer to the "Drivers Side" or the "Passenger side".

Originally Posted by cafaas

In my picture it 1357 is the Right Hand Side and 2468 is the Left hand side- Is this correct ???

No, always use left & right as if you're facing forwards.

The passenger side is left, the drivers side is right (in a RHD car).

Thanks Scott, then I have the plug banks correct.

Are the leads on the "dizzy" shown to be correctly in my picture ??

ie, Pop up the bonnet and face the engine from the radiator looking towards the windscreen, is the 8 & 1 lead at the front of the distributor (radiator end) ??

Originally Posted by cafaas

Are the leads on the "dizzy" shown to be correctly in my picture ??

ie, Pop up the bonnet and face the engine from the radiator looking towards the windscreen, is the 8 & 1 lead at the front of the distributor (radiator end) ??

That's usually correct but they could be anywhere if the distributor has been removed & refitted (sometimes happens if the engine has been rebuilt or if the oil pump drive has been removed).


If you have doubts, remove #1 plug & make sure it's on the compression stroke when at TDC. Then see if the rotor is matching the correct spot on the cap.

This may help.