vk 308 spater and poping with new leads

[Disturbed_vegeta]

well today i went out and bought some new plugs and leads for my vk but after i installed it all it would barely start and would just spater untill it conked out. i think i have arranged the leads the wrong way on the dizzy. has anyone got an idea how they are arranged. i remember seeing a image of the vr/s dizzy but i cant seem to find it. any help would be great.cheers

[HARVZ-6]

find #1 lead ie get 1st cylinder at tdc n check where rotor is, then arrange leads in order with firering order on the manifold

[Cane_It]

in future its easier to replace them one lead at a time....

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but yeah what Harvy1 said...

[Disturbed_vegeta]

yea i relise that now. but ive got the leads sorted now but the car wont even start now. all it seems to do is turn over and every now then a puff noise comes from the carby. would this be cause by ****y wrong plugs or something? becasue the car did have ngk platnum but i cheeped out and got the normal ones this time.

[Tom_1569]

The "puff" is most likely a back-fire out the carby. Normally caused by bad timing or the leads in the wrong spot?

[tigervh]

yea i relise that now. but ive got the leads sorted now but the car wont even start now. all it seems to do is turn over and every now then a puff noise comes from the carby. would this be cause by ****y wrong plugs or something? becasue the car did have ngk platnum but i cheeped out and got the normal ones this time.

Nope the plugs won't cause that. Sounds like you've got the leads 180 deg out.

This is how I set the plug leads.

1. remove the distributor cap.

2. rotate engine clockwise until the timing mark on the balance lines up with the mark on the timing case. whilst doing so note the direction the rotor button turns.

3. Note the position of the rotor button then replace the distributor cap.

4. fit no.1 lead to the position the rotor is pointing to. (note number 1 cylinder is the closest cylinder to the front of the car on the right bank. Number 2 is the first cylinder on the left bank, number three the second cylinder on the right bank and so on.

5. Arrange the rest of the leads around the distributor in the direction the rotor spins in the order of 1 - 2 - 7 - 8 - 4 - 5 - 6 -3.

6. Try and start the car. If it won't start the engine was out of phase by 180deg. Simply rotate the plugs around the distributor 180deg and the car will start.

I hope this helps.

[Disturbed_vegeta]

worked. thanks guys!