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• Re: Firing order for 2.0 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 19 May 2004 12:44:07 EDT
  Horizontal Air & Watercooled Firing Order 1 4 3 2 ~~~~ Bug, Bus, Vanagon Inline 4 Cylinder Watercooled Firing Order 1 3 4 2 ~~~~ Rabbit, Golf...
• Re: [Syncro] OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - BusPilot
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 18:11:54 -0700
  ...extra hole. > > The 5s have a 1-2-4-5-3 firing order Porsche six firing order 1-6-2-4-3-5. LJD
• firing order for '88
  Historical mailing list - kenneth price
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 17:55:21 -0800
  Anybody know the firing order for an '88 vanagon 2wd 2.1. Does anybody know which cylider is #1, #2 etc...
• Re: only 3 pistions are firing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 10:34:56 -0700
  >> When I start up my van in the morning, I sense only 3 pistions are >> firing. When I rev it a little, it's...
• Re: only 3 pistions are firing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 21:29:08 UT
  ...only 3 pistions are firing >> When I start up my van in the morning, I sense only 3 pistions are >> firing. When I rev...
• Re: firing order for '88
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 19:28:27 -0500
  ...firing order for '88 Anybody know the firing order for an '88 vanagon 2wd 2.1. Does anybody know which cylider is #1, #2...
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:53:43 -0400
  ...tdc1.jpg Distributor rotate the other way (as oposed to picture) in normal operation. Firing order: 1432 Peace http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Bliking coolant light and back firing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 05:50:26 -0700
  ...Maybe bad temp level sending unit but ironic I get the back firing too. Is the computer changing the spark curve based on the...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:48:38 -0500
  ...Like firing on cyl 1 and 3, or 2 and 4.As opposed(ha ha) to cyl 1 and 2 , or 1 and 4...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
  ...Which cylinder isn't firing?? d t wrote: > <My conclusion: one (or more) of the cylinders is not firing, resulting in > reduced power, uneven...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:47:25 -0500
  ...one (or more) of the cylinders is not firing, resulting in > reduced power, uneven running and unburned gas smell. Occasionaly, I feel > minute power...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:37:12 -0800
  ...the firing? Figure at 6000 rpm >[not for long] the engine is firing 100 times a second, so each cylinder is >firing 25 times...
• Smoke with injector firing?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:09:21 -0700
  ...I discovered cylinder 1 was not firing/fueling. I fixed the injector connection, and it started fueling (and thus, firing). When I fixed this...
• Re: [Syncro] OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:47:48 +0200
  ...The 5s have a 1-2-4-5-3 firing order PerL Bug, Bus 'n 'Back (Formerly Audi)
• Re: Firing order for 2.0 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 May 2004 12:20:25 -0500
  ...The firing order is there stamped in. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Garrett" <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• THANK YOU LIST - CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:14:56 -0400
  ...CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - You are wrong! The cylinders are laid out thus. 3 1 4 2 The correct firing order is 1...
• Re: firing order? and cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:16:59 -0500
  jim&kim wrote: > I am re-installing the distributor in my 1.9, question is what is the > firing order / where is # I cylinder...
• Re: Cylinder firing order: Bentley & Muir
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:55:40 -0800
  I always liked how on type 1's the firing order was cast into the generator stand/oil tube. That was so cool. Matthew...
• Cylinder firing order: Bentley & Muir
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:50:58 -0400
  Steve Sullivan asked in his post (Which one is number one?) about the firing order. Many have said that it is NOT covered in...
• Re: Cylinder firing order: Bentley & Muir
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:01:08 -0500
  ...81 Westy >I always liked how on type 1's the firing order was cast into the >generator stand/oil tube. That was so...
• Re: #1 firing position on 009? (2.0 l FI)
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 11:01:42 -0500
  ...Also, I was not referring to firing order, but rather firing *position* on the distributor cap. Specifically, is the scratch on your distributor (that...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:54:30 MST
  ...the non-firing plug > (if that's really what it is) will make no difference in the engine > running. or very little difference. pull...
• Re: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:52:47 -0400
  I thought the the distributor rotated counterclockwise so the firing order of 1,4,3,2 results in the orientation on the distributor looking...
• Re: Problem with 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:32 -0400
  At 06:58 PM 7/25/2010 Sunday, John Connolly, Aircooled.Net wrote: >I am not firing on 3&4. I have 10x checked...
• CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:50:34 -0400
  ...Can anyone tell me the correct cylinder numbers and firing order on distributor? This is what I think it is - without sending a drawing...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:12:19 -0800
  ...or it it's intermittently flashing ....that plug isn't firing every time. ( related .......for a spark plug not firing every time - with an...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:14:18 -0000
  ...the firing? Figure at 6000 rpm > >[not for long] the engine is firing 100 times a second, so each cylinder is > >firing 25 times...
• Re: Anyone have the firing diagrams for the HI/LO emergency sirens?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:12:31 -0700
  aaaahhh - that should be WIRING and not FIRING! :) -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of David Marshall...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 18:24:21 -0700
  Front 3| |1 4| |2 Rear The firing order is 1-4-3-2 Not a suggestion, but a fact ;) -Mark McCulley At 07...
• Re: � � � firing order
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:32:10 EDT
  Kevin, The firing order should be 1,4,3,2. If you are standing at the back of the van, #1 is top right...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer firing order
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Sun, 13 May 2001 14:02:33 -0300
  ...Not having my own Bently available, and only from (a rather overtaxed) memory, firing order is 1-4-2-3, # 1 cylinder being the...
• Friday: Firing Up The Beast of Turin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 07:39:21 -0600
  http://vimeo.com/113158655
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:31:33 -0700
  ...On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Ron Hill wrote: > I think I have pretty much nailed down that #3 aint firing. > > Am I headed in...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:03:11 MST
  ...If one is cold, that plug is not > firing. Now why didn't I think of that???...(simple is beautiful...:-) Still, I'll need...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:19:09 -0500
  Are you sure it is not dropped dead read?
• Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:33:21 EST
  ...However, the injectors are not firing. My question is: Does the ignition module, which is connected to the ECU by a white wire, trigger...
• 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack Ck
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 22:37:45 -0700
  Howdy, When I start up my van in the morning, I sense only 3 pistions are firing. When I rev it a little, it...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:06:29 -0500
  ...I found a diagram on Ken's site that enabled me to check the firing order and spark plug wire placements and this shows...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:47:37 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal > Don't let the waterboxer guys mislead you. In a > waterboxer, the fuel pump runs for a few seconds when > the...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:27:03 -0800
  ...1-4-3-2 is correct for firing order. Dan Jack Newton wrote: > > It may sound elementary but I cannot find in Bentley the...
• Re: Bliking coolant light and back firing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:56:41 -0400
  ...Maybe bad temp level sending unit >but ironic I get the back firing too. Pull the plug and short the pins -- if no blink...
• Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:40:57 -0500
  ...I checked with an induction timing light the firing of each ignition wire up 2500 rpm. Each was good. Yet it still shudders on...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:00:21 -0500
  Everybody knows i cannot type or read. Thjat should have been dropped dead red
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:41:33 -0500
  ...But going clockwise, that should be the firing order which is 1-4-3-2, right? Thanks, Jim > > As for the valve timing order...
• Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didnt search archives... sticky injector issues
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 14:39:02 -0800
  ...my van sat for 6 days while I was on vacation and now the injectors are not firing right.� I just dumped some berryman...
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:03:32 -0600
  that is correct, assuming the dist drive pinion is properly indexed. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:48:12 -0500
  ...I have checked out the spark plug firing order and seen that the distributor rotor is pointing to the right position when the pulley...
• Engine Rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list - Buffy & Philip Simmons
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0700
  ...Can someone talk me through what I need to do to get this thing properly "timed" prior to firing it up.I have a...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:26:24 -0500
  ...As for the valve timing order, i believe it is in reverse order of firing starting with 1 (i.e 1-2-3-4...
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:47:08 -0600
  ...The advantage of pulling the plugs is that your "dry" bearings are not under compression load or firing load until they have a protective...
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:04:22 -0600
  Wait a sec; car 3 1 4 2 Dist 3 2 4 1 sorry about that John
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:21:17 -0800
  ...If the above is correct, your firing order is correct. Firing order: 1, 4, 3, 2. The distributor turns CW when the engine is...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:23:15 EST
  ...Like firing on cyl 1 and 3, or 2 and 4.As opposed(ha ha) to cyl 1 and 2 , or 1 and 4...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:04:23 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal do you have signal for the distrubitor ??? need to tel the computer when to send signal to the injectors --\
• Re: 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 02:58:51 -0700
  Jack Ck wrote: > > Howdy, > When I start up my van in the morning, I sense only 3 pistions are > firing. When I rev it...
• HELP
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:00:12 -0500
  whats the firing order on an 81 Vanagon. I got my wires screwed up and now it wont start! How do they go? THANKS...
• Re: cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:01:28 -0500
  Oh yeah, I forgot.... the firing order of the vanagon 1.9 and 2.1 engine is also 1-4-3-2.Bye
• firing order
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:54:57 -0400
  ...Just want to make sure I have the firing order right on the dizzy for an 87 Westy 2.1 . I'm pretty sure...
• Re: optical distributor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:02:29 EST
  ...It is similar to crank firing ignition system, but it goes off the distributor rotation. I have been thinking about a system for my...
• getting started, TDC, hyd. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:32:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...over and it did turn, and made some small, though quiet, firing sounds - but didn't catch. I know there's fuel running through...