90 Volvo 740 GLE crank, no start

To clarify, #1 is the third tower, so the order physically (looking from the front of the engine and counting from your left) is 4,3,1,2 - as James Sweet described. 1,3,4,2 is the actual firing order but mapping that to the distributor is complicated. Of course, the front cylinder is #1 and the rear one (closest to the distributor) is #4.

Anyway, if the order is correct and you have spark, it sounds like you are not getting fuel. A burst of starting fluid in the intake will confirm or debunk that. However, since this was okay before replacing the plugs and wires that doesn't really make much sense.

Mike

After replacing spark plug and wires and in correct firing order, (1,3,4,2 ), attemted to fire it, but no luck. Tested coil and it is good, what else could go wrong? I don't want to let this baby go, it has 108K miles on the dot. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Is it possible you're going anti-clockwise? Mike's tower listing delivers 1-3-4-2 with 4-west, 2-north, 1-east and 3-south with a clockwise rotor.

Cheers

Andrew

Michael Pardee wrote:

What makes this confusing is that the towers come out one side of the cap, which is the top of the cap when mounted. The distributor is on the tail of the camshaft, so it rotates counterclockwise. Could it be more confusing?

Mike