can anyone help with the details of the ht leads on a 2lt pinto not sure of the positions on the distributer cap IE: which lead goes to which plug

Which distributor do you have? Bosch units will have a small line scribed into the rim which should align with number one HT lead

in the distributor body, there should be a notch cut in the top face (it might be under the white plastic guard thing) that marks number one cylinder when the engine's at tdc.

set the crank to tdc on the timimg pulley and with the distributor clamp slackened, set the rotor arm to point at the mark in the casing. stick the cap back on and from there, clockwise round the cap, the plug leads go 1,3,4,2

start it and set it up with a timing light
hth
tom

Firing order is 1-3-4-2. No1 plug is at the front of the engine. If no one has molested the timing it is like this.



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