[W126 Coupe] Firing Order

[David Fatovic]

Here is the latest on the ailing 500 SEL.  After
reviewing the firing order and looking at a couple
other things, we pulled all the plugs and tested the
compression in all cylinders.

Cylinders 1-4,6, and 8 all were about 110. Cylinder 5
was at 7! And cylinder 7 was at 160!  So it looks like
there isn't much I can do to make the car run right. 
Not really enough of a car to justify a complete motor
rebuild.  So I guess we run it out. 

Unless some engine genius is out there to suggest
something.

David

--- Mister McGoo <eelploot at hotmail.com> wrote:


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David;

I assume you already have the answer to your question.
 To recap, the firing order is 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2 and the
cylinders are numbered from the right bank front
cylinder.....  RH (passenger side in USA) 1-2-3-4, LH
(driver's side in USA) 5-6-7-8.

Americans mostly drive on the right side of the road,
whereas the British always drive on the wrong side,
the Japanese drive on both sides, the Australians
drive upside down.

I believe that Chevrolet numbers the cylinders on
their V8's 1-3-5-7, 2-4-6-8

I have just been GIVEN a Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup
truck.  Free.  I'm not sure if this is a good deal or
not.

-Bellamy


>From: David Fatovic <coloradocroat at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
<mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
<mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] MB Manual
>Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:45:59 -0700 (PDT)
>
>OK, but what are the cylinder numbers?  Is the left
>bank (US passenger side) 1-3-5-7 and the right bank
>(US drivers side) 2-4-6-8?
>
>David
>



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