Classic/Antique Car Repair/1926 Buick 4DR Sedan

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Expert: - 8/24/2008


Question
Hi Brad, hope you can help me. I recently acquired this
1926 Buick which doesn't run. The Distributor has had all
the Spark Plug Wires pulled out of the Distributor Cap.
The Engine is a Straight 6.  Do have any idea of the sequence that the spark plug wires should be plug'd into the Distributor Cap? (or who I could contact?)

Thanking you in advance for your response.

Ken Munson
602-803-8609 Cell#


Answer
Six cylinder GM cars use 1-5-3-6-2-4 and you will need to find number one by bumping the engine over and feeling for compression on number one cylinder. As you bump the engine over watch the direction of the rotor. That is the direction that you will insert the wires after locating which hole in the cap the rotor lines up with when on TDC compression.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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