Cylinder #1 is on the far passenger side. The posts on the coil are numbered.
clockwise on the distributor 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
check haynes manual "firing sequence" or "firing order"
Check to make sure the wires are all tight and you have them in the correct firing sequence. Also make sure you put the correct plugs in.
If it is backfiring the timing is set incorrectly or the spark plug wires are not connected in the correct order.
the ignition coil
List your engine size next time. http://autorepair.about.com/library/firing_orders/bl-dodge-firing-98.htm
With a Spark plug gap tool :)
I BELIEVE THE CORRECT SEQUENCE IS 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 Clockwise rotation. Cylinder 1 is the front of the driver side head.
Need the firing order for spark plug wires to distributor on a 1978 Dodge 440
No.
Fallow the plug wires!
Spark plugs and wires