Ok I'm an idiot.

[Ken]

Alright so in my hurry to remove and replace my distributor on my 4.0 xj I didn't mark any points on the distributor and now can't get the thing to start. I know my timings off so what all do I need to do to get everything back to square one and get this thing going? Any help would be gladly appreciated.:sick:

 

[Brett]

You're going to need to find top dead center on cylinder one to line everything back up......

I am looking for a good write up right now..

 

[wr250]

remove the #1 spark plug
remove coil wire to avoid starting and/or getting zapped
using a finger over the hole have a friend bump the motor until you feel compression. use a compression gauge if by yourself.
turn the crank with a wrench until the balancer pully TDC marks line up.
reset timing as per FSM.

 

[Ken]

Thanks guys I'm gonna give it another try today but I think I'm having trouble finding the compression tdc mark. I'm probably 360 degrees out sometimes.

 

[Badger]

what year Xj is it .its computer controlled in the later models and as far as i know it can be dropped in 180 and it will still fire.just make sure the firing order is right .

 

[Ken]

It's a 90. I got errr done though. Still kind of a dumbass though!! ha thanks for your help fellas. I still think I have a starting bug though that I had before the dist swap. Maybe the cps now....I dunno.