[Miata] Out through the in door - what gives?

[John Bodoni]

On 6/25/07, Jon Etkins <jon at snikte.net> wrote:

I'm going to venture a guess that somehow the ignition is out by 180
> degrees, firing at the bottom of the stroke instead of the top.  Are you
> sure you haven't managed to swap the coil wires?


Jon wins the "remote diagnostician" award on this one.  Somehow I managed to
swap the coil leads - you know, the ones located right next to the firewall
for easy access.  I verified this by using the timing light and turning the
engine over by hand.  Sure enough, ignition was happening with the cam's
timing mark at the bottom of the turn.  After swapping the leads (and losing
a bit of knuckle skin) #1 is firing at the top of the cycle.

Lack of a thermostat gasket prevented me from getting everything buttoned up
last night.  I'll be glad to get my car up and running!

John
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