--- Cal Hyer <clhyer@hom.net> wrote:
> Matthew, you didn't say what order you put the wires
> in, or what year your
> truck is. For a '99 V-6, the cylinders are numbered
> as you have shown. The
> firing order is
> 1-6-5-4-3-2
>
> In looking down upon the distributor cap standing on
> the drivers side, you
> will see two screws to hold it down, at
> approximately the 1 & 7:00 o'clock
> positions. At the 12:00 position is the #1, go
> clockwise 1,6,5,4,3,2.
>
> I hope this helps.
> Cal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matthew Zeits <dhq@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 8:46 AM
> Subject: DML: V6 Firing Order???
>
>
> > Help!!!!
> > I replaced my plugs and wires last night. I
> > originally followed the order that my wires were
> in
> > and the engine was running real rough and smelling
> > like incomplete combustion. When I swapped the
> plug
> > wires to match the numbers on the intake manifold
> and
> > the injectors, the engine wouldn't turn over. I
> have
> > a msd, I am using 7.5mm taylor vertex spiral wound
> > wires, the plugs I am using are autolite 5224. My
> > original set up was msd, 8mm moroso wires and
> champion
> > truck plugs. I checked all of the wires and they
> had
> > a resistance of between 700 and 1200 ohms. I
> gapped
> > the 5224s to .050 .
> > my current order.
> > back of truck(cap and rotor)
> > 6 5
> > 4 3
> > 2 1
> > front of truck
> > matthew Zeits
> >
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sorry, it's a 99 club cab
I swapped the 2 and 6 wires and now it runs, but rough
2 3
sc 1 4 sc
6 5
this is how I have my rotor set up?
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