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.
The firing order for a 1989 Ford Tempo 4 cylinder is 1 3 4 2. The engine size for that year in the 4 cylinder was 2.3 liters.
The firing order for a 1992 Ford Tempo GL 4 cyl. IS in clockwise order 1, 3,4, 2.
1-3-4-2
On a 1992 Ford Tempo , 3.0 litre V6 engine : firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
1-3-4-2
On a Ford Tempo , 3.0 litre V6 engine : firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of vehicle > driver
1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of Ford Tempo
firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of Ford Tempo
The firing order for the 1993 Tempo GL w/ 3.0l V6 is 1-4-2-5-3-6.
Passenger side on the very front of the engine.
# 1 cylinder is the front cylinder on a Ford straight 6 cylinder engine
For a 1992 Mercury Tracer : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 front of vehicle > driver