On a 1988 Ford F-150 the factory ( 302 cubic inch ) firing order is :
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
The engine cylinder locations are numbered :
firewall
4 - 8
3 - 7
2 - 6
1 - 5
front of Ford F-150 ( V8 )
Which engine?
for what size of engine ?
The spark plug wiring diagram for a 2000 F-150 can be found in its service manual. The service manual is available from Ford.
The spark plug firing order is ( 1 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 4 ) and the distributor rotates CLOCKWISE on the 4.9 L ( 300 cubic inch ) straight 6
Chiltons Manual. Its got everything you ever need.
You need compression, fuel and spark. You are missing one of those.
0.044 44 thousands should be on emissions sticker under hood or on rad cover
According to one of the Ford websites : For a 1988 Ford F-150 ( 4.9 litre inline six cylinder / 5.0 litre V8 / 5.8 litre V8 ) The spark plug gap is ( .044 inch )
sparkplug placement for 97 f150 4.6
1993 F150 Ford pick-up truck with a 302 / 5.0 L 8-cylinder engine... need to know correct wiring of the 8 spark plug wires from the distributer cap to each plug... can you help???
www.motorcraft.com shows for a 1988 F150 with 5.8 L ( 351 cubic inch V8- W code ) a spark plug firing order ( 1 - 3 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 8 ) Distributor rotates COUNTER CLOCKWISE
f150 ignition coil sequence