Per Haynes Repair Manual #36071, 1993-2005 Ford Ranger Pickups, 1995 and later models incorporate a coil pack. However, illustrated are a V6 with a distributor and a V6 with a coil pack. Cylinders are numbered from front to rear (grille to firewall) passenger side: 1-2-3, driver's side: 4-5-6. Firing order is 1-4-2-5-3-6 on both types. The distributor rotates clockwise; #1 spark plug wire connects at the position directly in front of the firewall, connect the rest of the wires clockwise in their firing order. The coil pack is left side: 1-2-3, and the right side: 5-6-4. Connect the wires from the spark plugs to their respective assigned coil numbers.
They have to be in the firing order.
It depends on the firing order of the engine
Need the firing order for spark plug wires to distributor on a 1978 Dodge 440
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I have a 1990 ford ranger,2.9L 4X4,AC. Anyways here's a link to show how it goes. http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/2_9_Page.html
You need to look for the firing order for your specific engine. That's the order you place the plug wires in. Make sure the rotation of the distributor matches the firing order.
The firing order is printed on the block, 1-3-4-2 if I remember correctly.Start at the position nearest to the coil and continue clockwise.
1,8,4,3,6,5,7,2 same as the firing order
1342 counterclockwise
1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2
Bad plug wires or distributor cap is tracking and firing cylinders in wrong order
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