How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
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Quick question, whats the order of the spark wires? I lost my manual and I have found two configuration for the wires. From m.net is (passanger to driver side) 4123 and from another site 3214. I was able to start the car on the second configuration but something doesnt feel right. The car is a 95
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On a '94-'00 car, as you are standing in front of the car looking back towards the engine, the 1&4 plugs connect to the left coil, and the 2&3 plugs connect to the right coil.
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1.6 cars are reversed from this. If your '95 is running with the wires in the opposite order, perhaps you have the primary-side wiring reversed also? (Shouldn't matter.)
Key point is that 1&4 need to be together on one coil, and 2&3 together on the other coil. If you have any variant of this pairing, and the engine runs at all, then you have them wired "correctly".
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1.6 cars are reversed from this. If your '95 is running with the wires in the opposite order, perhaps you have the primary-side wiring reversed also? (Shouldn't matter.)
Key point is that 1&4 need to be together on one coil, and 2&3 together on the other coil. If you have any variant of this pairing, and the engine runs at all, then you have them wired "correctly".
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On a '94-'00 car, as you are standing in front of the car looking back towards the engine, the 1&4 plugs connect to the left coil, and the 2&3 plugs connect to the right coil.
![](https://i.imgur.com/RjSk2.jpg)
1.6 cars are reversed from this. If your '95 is running with the wires in the opposite order, perhaps you have the primary-side wiring reversed also? (Shouldn't matter.)
Key point is that 1&4 need to be together on one coil, and 2&3 together on the other coil. If you have any variant of this pairing, and the engine runs at all, then you have them wired "correctly".
![](https://i.imgur.com/RjSk2.jpg)
1.6 cars are reversed from this. If your '95 is running with the wires in the opposite order, perhaps you have the primary-side wiring reversed also? (Shouldn't matter.)
Key point is that 1&4 need to be together on one coil, and 2&3 together on the other coil. If you have any variant of this pairing, and the engine runs at all, then you have them wired "correctly".
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Should I jump on a 96' Eclipse GSX that needs a new clutch for $1,700 and offer 1,500?
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
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$7500 FM2 with a blown motor
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/2455178434.html
with $9000 in turbo parts, lol
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/2455178434.html
with $9000 in turbo parts, lol
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Should I jump on a 96' Eclipse GSX that needs a new clutch for $1,700 and offer 1,500?
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
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Should I jump on a 96' Eclipse GSX that needs a new clutch for $1,700 and offer 1,500?
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2475023116.html
Dont these cars sell for alot more? If you guys think its worth it... I might have to get a quick loan from the parents... to bypass the wifey.
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$7500 FM2 with a blown motor
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/2455178434.html
with $9000 in turbo parts, lol
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/2455178434.html
with $9000 in turbo parts, lol
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Why is "new" car shopping so difficult. I never find anything that really catches my eye. I need something more practical and comfy for a daily driver, but I don't want something boring either. Everything I find is either dull or too old, and if I do like it, it's well out of my price range. I guess I will have to hold out and keep an eye open.