Cylinder # location

[fishingnuts]

On a 2 stroke 2 cylinder johnson/evinrude, which cylinder is #1, the bottom or the top??

[Mumbles]

I always refer to the top cylinder as being number one, but I’ve been wrong before.

[fishingnuts]

Thats what I always thought, but another told be the bottom cylinder is number one. I guess hook up the wiring and if backfires, wrong cylinder.

[frankr]

Top one is always #1 on Evinrude/Johnsons twins.

[garry-in-michigan]

I believe that is also true of there threes, fours, sixes and eights. Just to confuse the issue, some 4 cycle motors are numbered by firing order. . . 😆

[frankr]

Wanna make it even more confusing? Four cylinder, four stroke Homelite outboards are numbered from the bottom – up. That’s because it is a car (Crosley) engine standing on it’s nose. OK, now that I’ve opened that can of worms, how about the modern 4’strokes of today? Outta my realm.

[fishingnuts]

When i get the ignition completed, I’ll use the top cylinder as number one and will let you know. It might be a week or month or so, the weather here is still in the 20’s and 30’s. Thanks for all the imput.

[crosbyman]

does it matter front coil is for the top back coil the bottom cyl.

Joining AOMCI has priviledges 🙂

[dave-bernard]

aren’t they mark with a tab on the top wire that says top and nothing on the bottom wire ????????

[garry-in-michigan]

Yes, the upper spark plug wire should be marked "TOP". . . 😀

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