Re: [DML]Only running on five cylinders, turning into desperation

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

It sounds like the wires are at least going the right way. Make sure 
they are firmly installed into the distributer cap and "snapped" onto 
the spark plugs. You should feel the ignition wires "pop" onto the 
plug when installed all the way on. I think your problem is the 
distributer. Either you don't have the rotor in correctly or the cap 
is not snapped on right. Remove the cap and MAKE SURE THE BUMP INSIDE 
THE ROTOR IS ALIGNED WITH THE NOTCH IN THE DISTRIBUTER SHAFT. When 
reinstalling the cap make sure it too is lined up with the bump on the 
cap and the notch in the casting and that the cap is COMPLETLY seated 
on the distributer. If these parts were not assembled correctly and 
you tried to start the motor you could have damaged them so when they 
are apart inspect for broken pieces or cracks. Another thing you could 
try is to pull a spark plug, stick it in a wire, lay it on the engine 
and when cranking it should have a nice, fat, blue spark. This will at 
least prove out the wires and coil. It will not tell you if the rotor 
is incorrectly positioned inside the distributer.
David teitelbaum
vin 10757 



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Payne" <bpayne@xxxx> wrote:
> Okay, I want to thank everybody who has helped me with my little 
tune up
> adventure I've undertaken. I couldn't have gotten this far without 
you!
> 
> Now I have a new problem that has proven most frustrating (I'll 
spare you
> what I really call it, due to my remaining sense of decency). The 
car
> simply won't run at all now. Even when it was running on five 
cylinders, it