spark plug wires to distributer

[camobroncII]

i forgot to mark each spark plug wire when i took it off the distributer now i need to find where each plug wire goes on it..any help on where to put the wires or diaghrams? i think i already posted this somewhere else but im new and still getting used to this deal so i apoligize if this is already up..
-jeff

 

[Big Jim M]

If you can find ONE WIRE that is bent in such a shape that it WANTS to be on a certain plug that should do it for you to get all of them in line where they need to be.
Big JIm

 

[kimcrwbr1]

find 1 on distributor cap goes to front passenger plug then clockwise 1-4-2-5-3-6 1-3-5 passenger 2-4-6 drivers thats front to back look in tech library under 2.9 V-6 for diagram

 

[camobroncII]

find 1 on distributor cap goes to front passenger plug then clockwise 1-4-2-5-3-6 1-3-5 passenger 2-4-6 drivers thats front to back look in tech library under 2.9 V-6 for diagram

i think that was wrong on my truck..i got a 88 bronco II tried your way and still didnt fire..then i tried the diagram way and still no fire..any suggestions?

 

[holyford86]

actually 2.9s are 123 on the passenger side and 456 on the driver side

 

[camobroncII]

actually 2.9s are 123 on the passenger side and 456 on the driver side

yeah it is 123 on the passenger but i thought it was the other way..still wont start tho even after changing spark plugs and wires..

 

[IMenriched]

yeah it is 123 on the passenger but i thought it was the other way..still wont start tho even after changing spark plugs and wires..

Find compression of TDC of #1 cyl
pull cap off ...look at where rotor is pointing.

place #1 plug wire to the appropriate corresponding plug wire tower on the cap and start form there....Distributor Rotation - Clockwise, from the front of the engine

 

[kimcrwbr1]

My bad I just woke up think i was having flashbacks of a mopar. It is still the same as diagram tho. it should have made a funny noise 1 and 6 should have fired was it running when u took it apart and do u have a timing light to check for spark

 

[kimcrwbr1]

If you are not getting spark go to the TFI diagnostics in the tech library for troubleshooting the ignition system it can only be spark or fuel and both are controlled by the EEC-IV computer check the obvious first connectors, fuel pressure, wires if it just stopped working hopefully it is something simple but the tech library has alot of info

 

[basketranger]

the ignition control module may be the culprit. just did a tune up on an '88 model ranger. replaced the ICM which is bolted (tiny screws) to the firewall side of the dist. they are fairly inexpensive ?think it was less than 50.00? my guess is that it was just coincidental that you had just been working on it. ???????? did you put any DI-Electric grease between ICM and dist housing ???????????????

 

[sjr53]

And make sure you put a rotor back on under that new cap.

 

[camobroncII]

replaced everything tfi plugs wires coil..still nothing so i replaced fuel pump relay and it fired up..then the relay blew