I have an 86/87 XJ6 and today all I was doing was changing the plug wires. I was careful in changing them as to not mix them up, but I swear they didnt seem right. I kept going. ANyway, it wont even turn over now. I am suspecting a weak battery after all the cranking maybe or maybe the gas is low. It tries to kick over on ether. I found a few of the old plug wires with loose clips and I used a compression gauge to make sure I put the correct plug wire in the sequence it belonged in with the timing of the spark versus the compression reading. I presume the cylinders on the 4.2 are 1-6 back to front in order and the firing is 153624. The dist is CC rotation ande I presume #1 cylinder belongs at about the 8 oclock position. I have not rotated anything. It simply wont start. I dont know what I did. I am about top put it on charge for the night and dump about 5 gallons of new gas in it, then try in the morning. I'm exhausted!!
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19 years ago