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Old 03-27-2009, 03:43 PM
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and I hope I came to the right place. I need someone's help, I replaced the distributor in my 1986 740GLE but stupid me did not mark the wires on the distributor cap before replacing it. Anyway, I put everything back together and started the car. fired right up but as I started to drive it acted like it didn't want to go anywhere. So I thought maybe I connected the wires wrong so I switched to wires and now I not going anywhere. I didn't hit me until after I switched the wires that I should have checked the timing. How do I get the distributor back to the #1 setting??? Please, OH GOD PLEASE someone out there help!!!!
 
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:38 PM
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Also go to www.stepbystepvolvo.com, and click on "Noises, Poor Performance, Easy Fixes, and Tune Up."
 
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Old 03-28-2009, 06:55 PM
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Thanks TIPSP and fredbyte, I will give this a shot and let you both know how it turns out.
 
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Hey TIPSP, fredbyte, & blue goose. Thanks for all of your help! I did everything you showed and told me and I am back up and running again. This forum is a godsend!!!
 
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Awsome!
 
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