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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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i need a the firing order on the 88 cherokee.


I changed the distributor cap and rotor and put the wires on the cap wrong, and now i can figure out how to fix it!
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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1-5-3-6-2-4

Dist. Rotation: CW


Looking at the cap from the front:
#1 at 9 o'clock
#5 is at 11 o'clock
#3 is at 1 o'clock
#6 is at 3 o'clock
#2 is 4 o'clock
#4 is at 7 o'clock

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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Now how do i know what the ones on the cap are
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Most caps have a mark showing #1
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Edited the post... ^
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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So from the front of the inline 6 is cylander 1 then it goes in order 123456? till number 6? the last cylander?


im trying to figure this out i need to by 4 pm est tomorrow i work then...
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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1 is up fronr 6 is in the back
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Im Still having problems. my cap is not marked with thre number1 cylander. i found online a picture of the 4.0 with the disty right next to it and its got the screw points on it but they are like 45 degress off of what mine are..


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http://autorepair.about.com/library/...l-fo-11329.htm

This is what i found

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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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I got it. Whayt i did was just take the old cap and look to see where number one was and it worked
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Hmm....that's the same diagram they had in the fact. svc. manual that I was looking at. Lemme take a pic of my 92 C&R and I'll label #1. Gimme a few mins.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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I got it working bowtie.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Good deal! Well, just in case anyone else might need it...
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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Thanks for the pics too
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