firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front
The number 1 cylinder is the cylinder to the right when you open the hood.
All ford v8's are the same. As you face the engine with crankshaft pulley in front of you, Cylinder numbers are 1-4 on the left side counting from front to rear and numbers 5-8 are on the right counting from front to rear. However, the firing order is different on the 351, 351W and 400. This is 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8, at least, it is in the years 71-78.
The 351 was not available in the 68, but the 289 was so just use those mounts, the 351W is a small block and is the same as the 289.
number 1 cylinder drivers side.
cylinder #1 is the first cylinder on the front of the engine
cylinder # 1 is the front cylinder on your straight 6
Number 1 is the cylinder closest to the timing belt. Mind you: Cylinder #1 is not the first cylinder to fire in the firing sequence.
On a 4-cylinder engine with a firing order of 1342, if number 1 cylinder is on the exhaust stroke, the number 3 cylinder will be on the induction stroke.
1 cylinder is #1, the first cylinder, front of engine, the first cylinder.
If you look at the distributor of the car, sometimes they are marked with the cylinder number on the cap. Find number 1 and follow the spark plug cable to the spark plug. That will be No. 1 cylinder.
The number 1 cylinder on the Chevy 305 is the front cylinder on the drivers side. The drivers side is odd numbers, the passenger side is even.
if it is a 4 cylinder the number one is the first cylinder behind the belts and all that stuff. If it is a v6 the number 1 cylinder is the first cylinder behind the belts on the bank closest to the front of the car.