order of fire older 65hp merc

laker925

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I have a 4cyl merc 65hp 74 and the plug wires have been taken off totally -how do I find out the correct order for them on the distributor cap.Is the first in the front -I am lost ...any suggestions?
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: order of fire older 65hp merc

Not sure on the cap, but the cylinder firing order is 1-3-2-4. Seems like they used to have the numbers marked on the cap, but it's been awhile since I worked on the old Merc....
 
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