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Petrovich · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Rockville, MD

My friend got this 924 a few days ago, which was not running at the time of purchase due to a bad starter, which I fixed this weekend. However, while trying to diagnose a missing 3rd cylinder (carbon deposits on the plug, idle doesn't change if you unplug the plug wire), I unplugged all the ignition wires. At both ends. Turns out, bad idea. Now I don't know which wire goes where

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Does anybody have a picture of stock ignition on the turbo model, so that I could figure out how to connect the wires properly?
On a second note, the wastegate pipe rusted off at the root, right were it meets the header, such that the flange and bolts are still on the header but the pipe is not - any fixes for that? How much would that pipe cost me and where would I get one?... Junkyards around here are rare and I've never seen anyone driving a turbo 944, let alone 924, in lower MD anyway

Khal · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

Would help to know the model year..?
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'80 924 Turbo

Smoothie · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject:

1-3-4-2 is the firing order and the rotor spins clockwise. If the distributor's in the same way they installed them at the factory, the distributor cap post for #1 would be aimed toward the rear-left (viewed as if you were standing behind it, facing the front of the car). From the same viewpoint, #3 points to the front-left, #4 to front-right, #2 to rear-right.

If the distributor's not in right, you'd set the engine at #1 TDC, see where the rotor's pointing and make that #1, followed clockwise by 3-4-2.
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

Petrovich · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Rockville, MD

It's an 81, sorry, forgot to say that

I'll check the order tomorrow evening, we'll see if that makes it run

Petrovich · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Rockville, MD

Oh, hold on, which is #1 cylinder, the one next to firewall or the one next to radiator?...

Smoothie · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

Radiator. They're numbered front to back.
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"..it's made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff."

'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox