The number one piston on a Ford 302 "Cleveland" is located on the front right position on the crankshaft. The 300 Ford series were nicknamed Cleveland after the plant where most of these cars were manufactured.?æ
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On a Ford 302 cubic inch V8 engine : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle
same as a 302 piston
ok your faceing the frunt of the motor, number 1 is the first one to your left closest to you in the frunt
firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap of a 1972 Ford 302 cubic inch V8 engine faces to the rear and slightly towards the drivers side ( if that's what you are referring to )
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There is no such thing as a 1972 Boss 302 mustang. They were made in 1969 and 1970. They had 290 horsepower but it was (according to some at Ford) under-rated.
You have a vacuum leak at the intake.
According to the Chilton's Collector's Edition 1972-1979 Auto Repair Manual, the 302 is a 1972 motor and the point gap is .017. The point dwell is 26-30 degrees.
The engine cylinders / spark plug locations are numbered : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The firing order is ( 1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8 ) The distributor rotor turns counterclockwise