branicvw Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Anyone have the firing order of the motor? Also need either a wiring diagram or possible picture of the distributor cap with wire placement so i know where the wires go back on. My brother was helping me out and the Dist cap was removed and a whole bunch of the wires popped off before i could take a picture or number them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave38fastback Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Easy mistake to make!! Firing order is 1,4,2,6,3,5. To get the correct leads in the correct terminal hole try this. The cap has two grooves which the side clips go into. Look at the inside of the cap, there is a locating tab beside one of these grooves, turn the cap back up the normal way with the groove that is over the location tab on your right. The terminal hole immediately BELOW the LEFT hand groove (the one WITHOUT the locating tab beneth it is your number 5. Going clockwise next is 1, then 4 then 2 etc. Centre is of course from your coil. Any probs send me a message.Hope this works!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeSavesUMoney Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Dave, I'm slightly confused. The MOTOR's Auto Repair manual lists the firing order as 1-5-3-6-2-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dave, I'm slightly confused. The MOTOR's Auto Repair manual lists the firing order as 1-5-3-6-2-4. </div></div>My wiring diagram for a Dodge,D8 (218)shows the firing order as 1-5-3-6-2-4, and that is how my motor is hooked up. I have attached a tune-up page that shows this in a diagram. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave38fastback Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Hi ThereI could have the order wrong (cold and rather dark in garage here...winter) so will check. I now wonder which cylinder the manual calls #1, Is it nearest the firewall or the radiator!!. I can see another cold 20 minutes in the workshop tonite. Will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave38fastback Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Had another look....assumed my rotor traveled anticlockwise...but it doesn't!!!! so 153624 is of course correct. Why did I think it travelled anticlockwise......who knows!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeSavesUMoney Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Dave,Thanks! I've always assumed that #1 was at the radiator end of the block. Is that your assumption too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branicvw Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 So based on the correct firing order does the description here still apply or should i follow the firing order as i put them on the cap in clockwise fashion? By the way thanks guys I owe you big time!!! Look for up and coming posts as well I have a ton of parts Im listing for sale. I have like 3 carb, waterpump, and all kinds of assorted trim goodies!! All from the 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branicvw Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dave, I'm slightly confused. The MOTOR's Auto Repair manual lists the firing order as 1-5-3-6-2-4. </div></div>My wiring diagram for a Dodge,D8 (218)shows the firing order as 1-5-3-6-2-4, and that is how my motor is hooked up. I have attached a tune-up page that shows this in a diagram. Hope this helps. </div></div>Thom I didnt see any attachements could you retry? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Terry kean Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 A long time ago a mechanic told me how to remember the six cylinder firing order. He said to think about the perfect woman, 15 is too young, 36 is too old, 24 is just right. That was so long ago that the 36 is way too young now, but i never did forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Evidently I don't know how to post an attachment on this forum or my file is bigger than 1000000 bytes. I will try again, but if it does not work you will have to give me an email address and I will send a copy of the tech guide showing the arrangement.Number one cylinder is at the radiator and #6 is at the firewall. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branicvw Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 I think I will be able to figure it out Thom. No need to send. Thank you sooo much to everyone that helped me out on this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge ojeda Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Hi everyone I’m new to this and my father in law took the distributor cap, and the wires now I don’t know what is the order, can someone show me a diagram for 1939 DeSoto s6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If it were me I would ground the coil wire, then pull the front spark plug and stick my finger in the hole and have a friend bump the starter so I could find compression. When you find that compression take a look at the distributor with the rotor on and it should be pointing at number one if the cap was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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