1979 super beetle cylinder fireing order?

Asked by kaupu Apr 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM about the 1979 Volkswagen Super Beetle

Question type: General

I recently replaced my points, condensor, wires, spark plugs, cap and rotor.  Car is running worse i
adjusted points at .016 and plugs at .027.  I got my wires mixed up and had to buy a manual.  The
manual says the firing order is 4,3,2,1    4  being the bottom left hole on the distributor going to the
bottom left cylinder.  the rest 3,2,1 working in the clockwise direction.  However when i rearrange he
order of the wires as 4 to cylinder 3,  3 to cylinder 1, 2 to cylinder 2 and 1 to cylinder 4 the car runs
pretty good but not 100% correct.

QUESTIION:  WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER?

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red74beetle answered 12 years ago

The firing order is correct: 1-4-3-2. Number one position is marked on the distributer by a line engraved on the side. Put your rotor on and make sure it points to this line for #1. Good luck . -=Mark=-

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johuba answered 4 years ago

Make sure your spark plug wire are connected to the correct spark plug/cylinder. Remove the rotor cap. Align rotor as described by red74 beetle, Rotate the engine in the normal running direction. Notice which direction the rotor turns. Connect wires in rotor cap and to the spark plug corresponding to the firing order. Hope this helps. A smooth running engine is dependent on several things. The setting you performed is one of the things. Other settings are carburetor fuel settings (air - fuel ratio), dwell angle (Firing relative to Top Dead Center(TDC)). Assuming you did them, then a more detailed inspection of the fuel/air/firing system needs to be done to get it running like you want. Good luck. Hope this helps.

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