OK, anyone have a picture of which terminal is supposed to be cylinder #1 relative to the screws? This is on a 1983 S3. I think the previous owner had the wires all out of position anticlockwise by one or two terminals, but not sure as I haven't seen an accurate diagram. Wanted to get them in the correct ballpark before setting timing. Thanks!

 

Maybe just bring it around to the timing mark and see which terminal the rotor points to? Copying rather than working from first principles opens you up to the vagaries of other peoples work.

 

You know if I am tired enough to not have thought of that, maybe I should put down the tools tonight and just have a beer. Thanks.

 

Very possibly if the distributor was removed by someone then not clocked properly during re-installation.

If that's the case then you'll have to first undo the above before worrying about the HT wires.

 

I'm with Steve and Mikey.

ONE beer will NOT cut it, start counting after 6 at least.

Get #1 at TDC Comp stroke, and then put #1 lead into the cap where the rotor is pointing, then count them off anti-clockwise.

 

No question is stupid. All questions are easy f one has the answer.


Early on, I learned that cones a time when one should stop working on any project. Efficiency suffers. No production or worse, messing things up.


Idea. Once you are satisfied as to which post on the cap is #1, mark it.


When I was replacing the six pack coils on my daughter's ex-Passat, I noted the frame on which they were mounted had little numbers. Clever. That showed which post went to which cylinder. I had determined which cylinder on that V6 was deemed to be number one. On that car, right front.


CAVEAT. Jaguar I6's number rear to front, a bit counter intuitive ?


Carl