Most caps are marked with a #1.
If not ask a new question and include the year, make, model, and engine size.
should be in a straight line from center of the distributer cap to the #1 cylinder, or pointing at the #1 cylinder
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the REAR
Follow wire from # 1 cylinder to cap. check position of rotor. see link
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.
anywhere you want it to, preferably towards the front pointing towards the NO. 1 cylinder. If you still have the wires on trace the NO. 1 cylinder back to the cap via the wire Hope this helps Usually the cap has #1 stamped on it.
number one wire will point to the number one cylinder
if its a v-8 it is 18436572 number one on the cap should be pointing at number 1 cylinder is there a picture of the cap
A good quality cap has number 1 labeled.
Number one cylinder is located driver's side front of engine. With the # 1 piston at TDC on the compression stroke, the rotor will be pointing at #1 plug on cap.Number one cylinder is located driver's side front of engine. With the # 1 piston at TDC on the compression stroke, the rotor will be pointing at #1 plug on cap.
There is a number "1" on the distributor cap. Follow that wire.
there is no hard fast rule here. but typically with the cap off and number one cylinder at TDC on compression stroke. the rotor will point at number one cylinder on the engine.
No 1 cylinder is in the 5 : oclock position - 18436572 clock wise.