Is this diagram backwards in the way that the plu wres are run to the dizzy cap? http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/FH_images/FH_engine-pics/Flathead_Sparkplugwiring-49-53.GIF For some reason i remember the #1 plug wire going to the bottom of the distributor cap, not the top, when i took my motor apart. I ran my plug wires the way it was before. Even pictures of the motor i have show it that way, opposite of the diagram posted. It ran fine then. I tried to start my flathead for the first time in 2 years yesterday and i was getting nothing but backfire through the carb. Would this be indicating the intake valves were open when the plug fired? Is my motor in fact wired backwards or is the timing way out? Im really trying to get this motor to fire today so any help would be really appreciated
It doesn't really matter where the wires start on the cap as long as you start at the point the rotor is at when the engine is at TDC. Once you have determined that then just continue around the cap with with the proper firing order. 1 5 4 8 6 3 7 2.
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