The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces AWAY from the engine The spark plug firing order is 1 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 4 The distributor rotor turns CLOCKWISE
Number one piston is on the left front looking from front of car and firing order is 15426378 piston sequence is left 1234 right 5678 from front of car
13726548, dist. rotation is counter clockwise, #1 is R/F ( if it is the 5.8 liter / 351 cubic inch V8 engine )
Standing at the front of the truck and looking down at the distributor cap, it's in the 5 oclock position. It should also have the number "1" stamped on the cap next to the number 1 socket.
If engine turns over but dist. doesn't turn you either have a broken dist. drive hex shaft , broken dist. shaft or holding pin for dist. drive gear on bottom of dist. has sheared off.Pull off dist. cap and try to turn rotor on end of shaft. It should not turn freely.If it does then pull dist. out of motor by removing hold down clamp. Mark rotor position with felt pen mark on dist. housing before removing dist. for proper replacement position.
Looking from the balancer to the rear of the engine it is at the front of the dist on the right.
its 1234 and 1324 on dist
under the dist. cap
the dist. is just stuck try turning its base with a pair of channel locks there is also an o ring on the dist. shaft that also has the dist. stuck
The phone number of the Historic Garment Dist Museum is: 816-474-2112.
Standing in front of the car, looking at the distributor like a clock, between 3, and 5 oclock position.
Coil Dist. Cap Rotor
The phone number of the Mayfield-Murray Hill Dist Cncl is: 216-231-8915.