1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8
The distributor rotor turns COUNTERCLOCKWISE
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the REAR and slightly towards the drivers side
The engine cylinders / spark plug locations are numbered :
firewall
4 - 8
3 - 7
2 - 6
1 - 5
front
Ford did not produce a 460 in 1979. In 1978 the firing order for a 460 is 1-5-4-6-6-3-7-8. Ref: Chilton's Motor Manual 1981
the order is : 15426378
the firing order for the 460 is 15426378
Distributor rotates counterclockwise. Firing order: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
If this is a 400 cu inch motor the order is 13726548. If this is a 460 cu inch motor the order is 15426378. The distributer rotates counterclockwise
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The firing order for a 1978 Ford 460 is: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
All of them!
1,5,4,2,6,3,7,8 counter clockwise
If you look on the intake manifold of any engine you will find the firing order.
93 and earlier 302 and 460 is 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 7, 8 351 and 94 and later is 1,3,7,2,6,5,4,8