Just to make sure we're on the same page. #1 is at the back of the forklift and the distributor rotates counter clockwise? Take out the spark plugs and install your compression gauge in #1. Hook up a spark plug to #1 plug wire. Crank motor and see if it is in fact sparking just as the gauge jumps. Then hook up wires 3-4-2 counter clockwise from there.
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