Ok, guys, I have a stupid question I need answered. I was doing an ignition tune-up on my wife's 1994 Chevy S-10 Blazer last night. It has the 4.3L, CPI "W" code VIN # engine in it.
I installed a new ignition coil and replaced the distributor cap and rotor. It was running OK before I took anything apart, but it had a slight miss from what I think was a defective ignition coil. The engine now starts and runs, but it has a VERY noticible miss, vibrates badly, and has no power. I'm pretty sure I accidentally crossed a couple plug wires.
This engine fires 1-6-5-4-3-2 with the distributor turning clockwise, correct? Odd numbered cylinders are on the driver's side, with the evens on the passenger side? I've seen diagrams but wanted to ask somebody who knows these engines better than I.
Also, is there anything that could have been 'almost bad' in the distributor that I may have jarred and finally broken when I had the cap off? There is a little rust in there from a previous owner's lack of maintenance, but I figured the electronic pickup doesn't care since its sealed. I cleaned and blew it out as best I could. There appears to be a timing advance weight in there that moves freely but isn't noticibly damaged.
Either way, I gotta figure it out somehow. I'll be changing plugs and wires as well when I get home today, so that all the normal wear ignition parts will be brand-new. Got rained out last night.
I installed a new ignition coil and replaced the distributor cap and rotor. It was running OK before I took anything apart, but it had a slight miss from what I think was a defective ignition coil. The engine now starts and runs, but it has a VERY noticible miss, vibrates badly, and has no power. I'm pretty sure I accidentally crossed a couple plug wires.
This engine fires 1-6-5-4-3-2 with the distributor turning clockwise, correct? Odd numbered cylinders are on the driver's side, with the evens on the passenger side? I've seen diagrams but wanted to ask somebody who knows these engines better than I.
Also, is there anything that could have been 'almost bad' in the distributor that I may have jarred and finally broken when I had the cap off? There is a little rust in there from a previous owner's lack of maintenance, but I figured the electronic pickup doesn't care since its sealed. I cleaned and blew it out as best I could. There appears to be a timing advance weight in there that moves freely but isn't noticibly damaged.
Either way, I gotta figure it out somehow. I'll be changing plugs and wires as well when I get home today, so that all the normal wear ignition parts will be brand-new. Got rained out last night.
