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Firing Order & Timing Marks

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NOTE: To identify firing order, see Fig 1 .

Ignition coil pack is located on left side of cylinder head. When ignition coil is triggered, spark is supplied to 2 spark plugs at one time. One spark plug fires during compression stroke and the other plug fires during exhaust stroke (waste spark).

Fig 1: Identifying Firing Order
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