I was changing my plugs & wires today & checked the dist cap & rotor. The cap and rotor were corroded so I replaced them also.

I transferred each wire from old cap to new cap in what I thought was the same position but I apparently screwed something up.

The truck won't start.

I have a Haynes manual and see the diagram of the cylinder #s and firing order. If #1 on the cap is supposed to wire to #1 cylinder (and so on) then my wires definitely are wrong. Is that how it's supposed to connect?

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

yes that's how they go. #2 on the dist to #2 cylinder and so on. And don't forget about the coil wire

 

Thanks! I'll post later how I have them. Is 1 out of 8 bad? LOL! I have NO IDEA how i screwed this up so badly.

 

don't feel bad, once years ago I was changing the wires on an old 4 cylinder beretta, the coil packs were on the backside of the motor so I had to do it by feel, and I had those FOUR messed up just as bad haha

 

Yeah this can happen, no biggie!! Just sucks on where they put the cap. Its a pain in the rear to get to.

 

hope this helps.............good luck!!

 

^mine was completly different than that....and i had each one off by one, and mine was still running....but rough....so i dont think routing them wrong will make it not start, id check everyone of them and make sure they are "snapped" down.

 

When you only have 1 in the right place on the cap, it won't run.

I followed the diagram in the Haynes manual, which is the same on that dodgeram07 posted. Runs like a champ.

I felt like such a dumba$$ for about 2 hours this afternoon.

Thanks to everyone for their help... again.

 

haha glad ya got er goin bud

 

Just a side note, on the distributor cap. There is a number 1 marked on the cap, then start to work putting the wires on clockwise. I did this and got it right the first time. I'm not braging (sp), just a note.