[Shotimes] correct plug wire routing?

[Paul Nimz]

ASFAIK all Ford motors have cylinder #1 on the front right side of the motor
and the remaining on that side follow in numerical order .  They then switch
to the left side front and follow on down.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <techsho@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] correct plug wire routing?


> No, it was from an email from some time ago.
>
> Paul Nimz just sent me a pic with the correct routing.  The diagram that
> I looked at had the banks switched on the engine.  1-2-3 is indeed on the
> firewall side, not the radiator side.  Whew!
>
> Thanks Paul!
>
>
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
>
> -'95 White MTX
>    '96 Brake Upgrade
>
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
>
> shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/01/2004 10:00:39 AM:
>
> > If you were looking at the Chilton's manual, it has it wrong. I believe
> the
> > coil pack has numbers on it.
> >
> >
> > Paul L Fisher
> >
> > 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR - Stock. Kirk'ed.
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> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:46 AM
> > To: techsho@topica.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] correct plug wire routing?
> >
> > I had this saved from an email a while ago.  Is this correct?
> >
> > Engine
> >
> > firewall
> >
> > 4 - 5 - 6
> > 1 - 2 - 3
> >
> > radiator
> >
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Coil pack
> >
> > throttle body
> >
> > 5 - 1
> > 6 - 2
> > 4 - 3
> >
> > radiator
> >
> > If so, my car is wired wrong.  I was attempting to replace plug wires
> > yesterday.  To make a long story short, I only managed to get the front
> > 3 changed. (damn hex cam cover bolts)  I have issues now with a sort of
> > knocking sound.  It's not the chain noise, this is louder.  And didn't
> do
> > it
> > before I worked on it.  I first thought I messed up wire routing.  The
> > 4-6-5 on the coil didn't make sense to me, even though I replaced them
> > one at a time.  I didn't have anything at home to check routing from.
> > When I got here to work I looked this up and was surprised as heck.
> > My 1-2-3 on the coil pack (on the right side) go to the BACK of the
> > engine.  4-6-5 go to the front.
> >
> > Would the engine even run this way?!  I wouldn't think so, but maybe it
> > would.  The car ran ok before I did anything, although it was missing
> > a little from oil in the wells.  I'm replacing seals too.
> >
> > Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
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