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Offline RFC84

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ht lead positions
« on: 02 April 2009, 22:51 »
hey guys, is there a certain oder in which the HT leads go onto the dizzy cap? if so would someone tell me which 1 goes to where. its for a mk3 2.0 8v 2e engine
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #1 on: 03 April 2009, 11:39 »
1 3 4 2 clockwise, position #1 lead where rotor arm is pointing when engine at TDC. or trial and error, fit em, if it runs like arse move em all round 1, repeat till it runs right :)
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Offline RFC84

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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #2 on: 05 April 2009, 11:14 »
which part of the rota arm? the part with the metal tip or the other end
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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #3 on: 05 April 2009, 14:57 »
metal end mate, have you found tdc?
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Offline matt2602

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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #4 on: 05 April 2009, 21:24 »
what's TDC?  ive got the ht leads set up. and it seems like theres someting wrong with number 3 as when ts plugged in the engine bangs but when i take number 3 out it stop's
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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #5 on: 06 April 2009, 08:09 »
top dead centre, i.e. engine all lined up to the timing marks for when you change the belt
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Offline RFC84

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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #6 on: 06 April 2009, 11:06 »
not checked that, not sure how too. gonna have a compression test done on cylinder 3 2moro
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Offline matt2602

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Re: ht lead positions
« Reply #7 on: 06 April 2009, 11:10 »
sorry that was my pst back as my mate left his signed in
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