Re: {Chrysler 300} Elementary ignition question

[William Huff <whuff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Should be TDC on the compression stroke.

Bill Huff

On 7/31/2025 2:42 PM, 'Jay Williamson' via Chrysler 300 Club 
International wrote:
> Well, that didn’t work. Grrr
>
> I put my timing at top dead center so I could look at the rotor and see where cylinder #1 is. From that, I placed plug wires popped off #1. Going on the rotor turning counter clockwise, I placed plug wires #8 to the right of #1. Then followed the rest of the order according to the manual. The only difference is that I have a NOS cap on. What could I have wrong here. I am pointing to where I placed #1 wire.
>
> Thanks for any guidance
>
>
> Jay Williamson
> 317-223-1379
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> > On Jul 31, 2025, at 1:29 PM, John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > watch out you may have pass and driver side numbers swapped , ( from memory -in your own thinking ) but the way it was,  obviously ran , so all you need is firing order   . if it still has one red one that is .#1 , or find # 1 in cap
> > (if put together right w a red one )
> >
> > I just checked # 1 is the front cyl on driver side(!)
> >
> > remember A (392  hemi) and B    turn opposite directions in the distributor  .
> > Sounds dumb but thinking wrongly in head on that aspect  really fouled me up one time , had firing order on scrap of paper but  put wrong  way on the circle
> > Now I look at vacuum can angle it advances spark so it pulls the pick up or point action in the direction opposite to rotation to make it happen sooner  ,,that tells  you which way cap around firing order is
> > jg
> >
> > > On Jul 31, 2025, at 12:57 PM, 'Jay Williamson' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > That makes sense. I was beginning to wonder if my distributor was 180 out.
> > > Jay Williamson
> > > 317-223-1379
> > >
> > >
> > > > > On Jul 31, 2025, at 12:45 PM, finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > I believe that diagram is viewing from the INSIDE of the cap
> > > >
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> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I have a question on my spark plug wires. I was replacing the cap and a couple of wires popped off. Now I’m not sure I have them in the right place. I have referred to the shop manual, but it looks like the cylinder order might be wrong on the diagram? I always thought that from front to back drivers side it was 2,4,6,8 and on the pass side it was 1,3,5,7. Also, this diagram shows the primary wire on the back side of the distributor and mine is attached in the front? Cap goes on just one way
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help
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> > > > Jay Williamson
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