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Expert: - 8/27/2008


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hi brad i have a 1937 chevy sedan with 34000 original miles and i was wondering do you know what the firing order is and where to place the number one spark plug wire on the distributor or and if you can give me some links on where to find a service manual so i can refresh the motor because it has been sitting in my garage for 10 years if you could do that i will be grateful

thanks again Brandon  

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I would check several sources for manuals. there are always Motor's Auto Repair Manuals listed for sale on EBay. Ant Motors up to 1950 will give you the information that you are looking for. Other sources are www.books4cars.com, www.hemmings.com. As far as what hole number one goes in youi are going to have to figure that one out. The trick will be to get number one up to top dead center in the firing stroke. Pull number one plug and bump the engine over until you feel compression in number one plug hole. Watch the rotor and the timing mark. When the timing mark lines up then the hole in the cap that the rotor lines up with is number one. The firing order is 153624 in the same direction as the rotor weas traveling when you were bumping the engine over. Good luck.
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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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