Distributor replacement with pictures and tips for a V-6 (Page 9/12)
2farnorth APR 15, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by cropduster:

OK, kick me for reading the directions, but I just read the sticker on my car for setting the timing and it said to put the car in "drive".
WTF???
I DON"T think I'll do it that way and I bet it will be just fine..........
What were those engineers thinking??




Yes they do say put it in drive... It slows the engine idle speed down lower...but I don't do it that way. It's too dangerous. Do it in park or neutral
Max The Chainsaw APR 15, 09:19 PM

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Originally posted by sjmaye:


If you are connected to the coil wire won't it be firing and blinking for all 6 plugs firing? How would you know which one it is firing for? I thought I was pretty sure about this, but I am beginning to wonder



Yes, it will flash for all 6 cyl's. Thing is, for the cyls that fire away from the painted timing mark, all you will see is the side of the balancer. The cyls where the line is will flash on the line, making the line visible. Hope this makes sense.

Max
NashvilleFiero MAY 16, 11:37 PM

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Originally posted by Fierobsessed:

Guess I am kicking myself for not taking pictures as I rebuilt this distributor

Before I do any sort of writeup, I am going to send the distributor to my father so he can use it in his car, mostly to verify that this mod does what I think it will do, or for that matter work at all. One thing I can say, is the plastic housed pickup coil itself, from the S10/Blazer, is of far better quality then the one from the Fiero. The Fiero one was wrapped up in paper and fell apart when I was removing it.



Did this ever work out?

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NashvilleFiero MAY 22, 08:32 PM
Hey Guys,
I have some ignition questions.

I recently replaced the lifters and push rods in my stock 2.8. In the process, I removed the distributor and put it back in. In order to find TDC, I turned the crank until cylinder #1 was neither going up or down with the screw driver test. I found the plug wire #1 and used a diagram i found on this site to figure out where it goes.

The engine runs, but badly, it sounds like a four cylinder.

Could I be 180 or 360 degrees off with my TDC?

Will the engine run if I am off a tooth on the distributor or not?

What would a broken cam do?

Thanks! I am SO SO close to finally having a drivable Fiero for the first time.

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jetman MAY 25, 02:51 PM
If the engine is running you're very close, 180* off and it would only backfire. You can be off several teeth, that's why you can rotate the distributor housing. If you're running but badly, double check your wiring sequence as you may have a couple of plug wires crossed or cracked a spark plug upon installation.

I thought that I would repost a couple of nice diagrams of plug wire routing.

Pictures worth a thousand words,,,,




NashvilleFiero JUN 07, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by Paul Prince:

Great write up. One thing I have learned is that in your picture of the two distributors, you will notice that the wires from the PU coil to the module in the remanufactured distributor are longer than stock. Be carefull when you put the cap back on so as not to pinch those wires.........Paul



Um yeah, I just crimped mine Happens really easily.
NashvilleFiero JUN 10, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by jetman:

If you have a good induction timing light, hook it up to your coil wire and you will be timing for both your #1 cylinder and your #4 cylinder at the same time. I just tried it myself and it worked like a charm. For years I've taken the difference between #1 and #4 as I set the timing, this is so much simpler.

I wish that I could remember the forum member that had suggested this idea, I really wanted to give credit where credit is due for this teriffic idea.



I am not sure I understand this
jetman JUN 10, 03:09 PM
Under normal circumstances, after setting the timing for #1 cylinder, you would double check against your #4 cylinder. If you had a difference of more than one degree or so then you would split the difference so that the average of those two would be 10* BTDC.

Now that I've been thinking, hooking up to the coil wire would give you the average of all cylinders, you would see the timing for every cylinder firing. Due to wear and other factors, the strobe light won't sit perfectly still on the harmonic ballancer, it'll dance around a bit, you adjust your timing so the average is at 10* BTDC.

Sometimes I'm not too good at explaining stuff, anyone is more than welcome to chime in here for you.
NashvilleFiero JUN 10, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by jetman:

Under normal circumstances, after setting the timing for #1 cylinder, you would double check against your #4 cylinder. If you had a difference of more than one degree or so then you would split the difference so that the average of those two would be 10* BTDC.

Now that I've been thinking, hooking up to the coil wire would give you the average of all cylinders, you would see the timing for every cylinder firing. Due to wear and other factors, the strobe light won't sit perfectly still on the harmonic ballancer, it'll dance around a bit, you adjust your timing so the average is at 10* BTDC.

Sometimes I'm not too good at explaining stuff, anyone is more than welcome to chime in here for you.


Ok, this makes more sense to me. Thanks!
mmeyer86gt/gtp JUN 11, 01:41 AM
Talking about the blaer build up options. I have installed it into 2 owners and they both have said that reponsiveness of the engine has improved a little along with getting the car to idle at a more regular tone. I have 2 more rebuild and ready to install if anyone is interested.