1973 Ford Ranchero Repair Question
Topics covered: Distributor, Firing order, Spark.
Mileage: 85,000 miles.
Mileage: 85,000 miles.
Asked on April 30, 2012
Why is my car skipping
I have a 1973 ford Ranchero 302, I can not get to car to start unless the firing order is 1/8th to the right of 1 so instead of 15426378 i have to do 54263751 and i can tell is skipping but not sure what to do to fix it
Asked by Auchef334Answer
Replied on April 30, 2012
do you mean you switch wires on cap or loosened distributor and turned it?
Replied on April 30, 2012
did you remove distributor and put it back in? you have to allow 1/8 retard when doing this as the shaft rotates 1/8 when inserting into block.
Replied on April 30, 2012
I changed the spark plugs and wires and that's when it started. I have removed the distributor, But i have loosened it to try and adjust the timing ( after the original problem )
Replied on April 30, 2012
so if you changed wires, did you do it 1 at a time?
Replied on April 30, 2012
then how do you know if t he removed wires were not also off by 1?