Why is the factory firing order not working?
10-22-2006, 04:44 PM
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Why is the factory firing order not working?
Okay im helping a friend out saturday get the 5.0 factory firing order. Hes a total dumbass and decided to switch his brand new distributor cap with a msd one (same thing) and put the wires in all different orders. THere is some half *** **** going on ( the connector going to the distributor isnt actually attatched, its ziptied to the side of the a.c. compressor. He calls it the superchips are fried. So i used another motorcraft connector in its place. no luck. There are 3 wires going from the distributor to the motorcraft connector piece. For some reason, the superchips (motorcraft distributor connector)doesnt fit onto the distrutor like it should. But its a motorcraft ford factory piece that is supposed to attatch to the distributor and then your supposed to plug in that harness to the distributor. Its got a red cap, but on the side it says motorcraft and it looks like a factory distributor but for some reason the factory firing order isnt right. Guessing and testing with the plug wires, i got it running with a pretty bad miss but couldnt get it perfect. How the hell does the factory firing order not work for this near stock 89 maf stang?
10-22-2006, 06:16 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
13726548 is the firing order you need, remember, the distributor turns counterclockwise, and the cylinders are numbered front to back, passenger side first.
so 1234 are on the pass side 4 being at the firewall side, and 5678 on the drivers side 8 being at the firewall
so 1234 are on the pass side 4 being at the firewall side, and 5678 on the drivers side 8 being at the firewall
10-22-2006, 06:43 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
try 15426378 ccw, if that doesnt work try 13726548, once its running good check his timing, sounds like hes got other weird stuff goin on there too
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10-22-2006, 08:13 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
ORIGINAL: whiteout 5.0
thanx ill head back there in a few days to let him know. Why the different firing order?
try 15426378 ccw, if that doesnt work try 13726548, once its running good check his timing, sounds like hes got other weird stuff goin on there too
87 5.0 gt, more mods a comin
87 5.0 gt, more mods a comin
10-23-2006, 04:21 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
Dont' bother trying the non-h0 firing order.
It will not work.
Obviously something isn't right with the parts swapping your doing, but I can't make heads or tails from your description of the problem.
Maybe I'll try to read it again later.
Good Luck,
jason
It will not work.
Obviously something isn't right with the parts swapping your doing, but I can't make heads or tails from your description of the problem.
Maybe I'll try to read it again later.
Good Luck,
jason
10-23-2006, 04:43 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
ORIGINAL: whiteout 5.0
Its got a red cap, but on the side it says motorcraft and it looks like a factory distributor but for some reason the factory firing order isnt right.
Its got a red cap, but on the side it says motorcraft and it looks like a factory distributor but for some reason the factory firing order isnt right.
10-23-2006, 04:47 PM
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RE: Why is the factory firing order not working?
May be the dizzy out of a different vehicle. Be sure the motor is a mustang motor. If the firing order isn't HO and the dizzy is different, the motor could have been pulled from a different car.