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• Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:15:13 -0500
  ...Say, did it ever come up that some Bentley editions don't have the waterboxer firing order and some do? That's about it...
• Fwd: Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:29:18 -0500
  For sure,what is the proper firing order? Thanks. John ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@q.com> Date: Sep 28, 2014 4:09...
• Re: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:27:43 -0700
  ...Tried again, then starter pinion gear > engaged and turned engine a lot without firing. Then, > I turned key fully clockwise, and it fired right...
• Re: Cylinder identification
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:31:31 -0600
  I didn't see anything in the book either, but I checked using the firing order of 1-4-3-2 and Cylinder # one...
• Re: dizzy position and ht lead order !!?? help please !
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:58:09 -0700
  ...an easy to remember reverse firing order is 1,2,3,4....... it just happens to work out, the way they number the cylidners...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:41:48 -0800
  ...on a mechanical gauge. >>>> I have checked out the spark plug firing order and seen that the >>>> distributor rotor is pointing to the right...
• The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 00:58:31 -0400
  ...The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is knocking(one...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:51:55 -0400
  ...Firing order: 1-4-3-2. Distributor rotor rotation is clockwise. #1 cylinder wire on the dist. cap is nearest the main engine pulley...
• Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:26:58 -0700
  ...Cylinder numbering on VW flat-four engines is always the same, as is firing order. In the offset pairs of opposing cylinders, #1 is...
• turbo
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:47:46 -0800
  ...one of the pipes came into the turbo colllector out of firing order sequence. The intercooler in the area you suggest is my favorite...
• Re: funky electric
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:13:54 -0400
  ...cables > in the wrong order and tried to start the van a couple of > times before > realizing the firing order was wrong. > > If anyone...
• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:06 +0000
  ...Made sure >of > >firing order, and used timing light to position the distributor so that > >timing is close to correct. Put the timing light...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
  ...Firing order is correct ? It's possible to make that 180 out, or worse. and .............*check the basics* ....... every time things don't make...
• Re: cylinder # layout, rear heater q
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:42:38 -0600
  ...I have the firing order from the Bently but > couldn't find the layout if it's there, may just be > overlooking it. Actually...
• rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:08:09 -0700
  ...First problem I had was the firing order. Got that figured out. I think I put the distributor drive shaft in wrong, but from...
• Re: Spark plug wire order
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:18 -0700
  ...it just happens to work out with the way the cyls are numbered and the firing order... that it's 1 , 2, 3 , 4counterclockwise...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:14:41 -0400
  ...Please send me the correct order as they go around the distributor cap. Firing order is 1-4-3-2, correct. I know this...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:07:04 +0200
  ...Good luck troubleshooting! RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere in the subject line of the...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:26:32 -0700
  ...It just works out that firing each plug at tdc for all cylinders, whether on compression, or exhaust stroke works out just fine. If...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:41:31 -0700
  ...Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > For sure,what is the proper firing order? > > Thanks. > > John > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@q.com> > Date...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:08:28 -0800
  ...pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. ... > 5. � The camshaft/crank timing appears...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:10:02 -0700
  ...pay attention to firing order of the plug wires of course, buy you don't need to even take those off the dist cap...
• Re: Cylinder identification
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:38:54 -0500
  ...Doug in CT Ray Hill wrote: >I didn't see anything in the book either, but I checked using the firing >order of 1...
• Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 22:02:00 +0200
  ...So you have the correct firing order... let the left side point to the cooresponding plugs, and the right gets crossed over. I had...
• Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:20:29 -0700
  ...Did you check if there is spark ? perhaps it's working just fine, but the firing order is incorrect. there are two versions of...
• Spark plug heat ranges
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:13:57 -0500
  ...In order to achieve this, the spark plug is designed to retain a certain amount of heat from the combustion process to essentially "burn...
• Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:29:58 -0700
  ...is mounted in the > > vehicle. > >> This is to ease communication about firing orders, head bolt > > sequences, etc. > >> In my VANAGON the front of the...
• HOT START III
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Aug 94 19:30:18 EDT
  ...Now the interesting this is that I couldn't repeat this procedure; maybe it only works once when firing up? The other test was...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:42:38 -0600
  ...Red hot catalytic converter > Robert, thank you for your reply. > > Please send me the correct order as they go around the distributor cap. > Firing...
• Re: ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:04:09 -0800
  ...Could this prevent the engine from firing? Any other suggestions? Thanks all, Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Unrau eunrau@yahoo.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Intermittent Ignition miss, no start,or rich running, need help!,LONG
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:05:28 -0400
  ...The plugs are Bosch units ordered from Bus Depot which I assume are for the correct temp range. I gaped the plugs to 0...
• Re: Distributors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:02:16 -0800
  ...This is (I think) #3- your book will tell you under "Firing order". Connect the plug wire. Turn the engine another 180 degrees and...
• Highway "flooding out" problem update/solved
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Fri, 25 Dec 1998 22:39:37 -0500
  Hello listees, About 3-4 weeks ago, I solicited help regarding a problem of the injectors firing too long which eventually caused Vinnie to...
• Re: Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:47:28 -0500
  ...on VW flat-four engines is always the same, as is > firing order. In the offset pairs of opposing cylinders, #1 is closest > to...
• stumped
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:09:13 -0800
  ...The distributor rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is 1-3-4-2. 4. I...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is knocking(one...
• The VANAGON goes down the road backwards!
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:55:23 -0600
  ...and since it's the same engine and has the same firing order, where's the number 1 piston?? :) a vw is a vw...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:59:49 -0400
  ...First problem I had was the firing > order. Got that figured out. I think I put the distributor drive shaft in > wrong, but from...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:13:22 -0500
  ...Adjust valves in 1,2,3,4 order. Align rotor with no 1 firing pos. pulley groove aligned with center line of case joint...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...The Motronic control unit has accurate information on crankshaft position and firing order so it is possible to determine which cylinder is knocking(one...
• Re: More Engine Woes =(...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:05:49 -0500
  ...Car had been "tuned up", firing order was done wrong. Certainly this was allowing raw fuel to be dumped into cat, but fuel injection...
• Re: Van Stuff (Heidelberg OEM installed Radio) - 1432
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:51:11 -0500
  ...Firing order if I recall correctly. Also, look 'round the van for stickers with color code and such. The code for my Passat, GTI...
• update: goin camping only on 2 cylinders help
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:16:31 -0400
  ...injectors and checked for leaks * am i correct in thinking the firing order is still 1-4-3-2 and #1 cylinder is passanger...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:06:06 -0400
  ...Red hot catalytic converter > > > > Robert, thank you for your reply. > > > > Please send me the correct order as they go around the distributor cap. > > Firing...
• Re: how to perform a leak down???
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 08:40:34 -0700
  ...Next remove any one of the spark plugs (I suggest going in Firing order, 1,3,4,2) and insert the hose and gauge...
• Update: I recently started assembling my engine, and FOR the love of GOD!! Could someone help me???
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 03:31:09 -0400
  ...Now I'm a bit confuse on the firing order. Is #1 on the passenger side front or rear? I started adjusting my rocker...
• Re: Finito on 320i and T/C 3.8 troubles(MVC)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:18:25 -0800
  ...Afte buying new plug wires for it and cap and > rotor, I looked up the > firing order and took the manual to say the...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:56:03 -0400
  ...I did ask the mechanic if he checked the timing and firing order. > He > said he checked and verified both 3 times. > I suspected...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:37:11 -0400
  ...Good luck troubleshooting! RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere in the subject line of the...
• Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:15:37 +0000
  ...so i did a compression test this afternoon, >numbers in firing order >(1,4,3,2)130,150,140,140...bently is saying 145...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vacuum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:26:58 -0800
  ...The engine now turns by hand all the way with very little if any difference in friction through the entire firing order. And again...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:44 -0800
  ...The > distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. > 4. I...
• Re: Non-stock ignition coils/plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:09:36 -0500
  ...If you have miss firing, you have a problem. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
  ...To run the test properly run and get the engine to operating temperature before removing plugs. // Your FIRING ORDER is 1-4-3-2...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:03:20 -1000
  ...Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> For sure,what is the proper firing order? >> >> Thanks. >> >> John >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@q.com> >> Date...
• Re: 71 no start
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:28:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The firing > order is correct. The thing will not even make a noise. It just turns over > and over. nice and smooth but no...
• Overheating Trauma
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:07:23 MST
  ...So in order to get some idea of what we're talking about, I took my dipstick with me to the "spatula warehouse" store...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:17:22 -0400
  ...This will establish > TDC for the next piston (#4 Piston) in the firing order(1432). > > Adjust your lifters to 1/2 turn. > > Read this...
• Puh-Leeeeze Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:26:38 -0400
  ...I also need to know the firing order and which plug is what cylinder number (LF, LR, RF & RR). If I know this, I...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:26 -0800
  ...The distributor > rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. ... > 5. The...