should be front to back 1-2-3-4
On a 1998 Ford Escort : firewall 1-----2-----3-----4 front of vehicle > driver
the firing order for ford escorts is 1 - 3 - 4 - 2.
4
it has 4 cylinders
why the hell are you driving a 79 ford escort?
No Just 4 Cylinders.
Both the 2.0 liter SOHC and 2.0 liter DOHC engines in a 2001 Ford Escort have ( 4 cylinder engines )
#1-----#2-----#3 #4-----#5-----#6 front of Ford Escape
If you have no compression in all 4 cylinders your timing belt is broke.
firewall 1-----2-----3 4-----5-----6 front of Ford Taurus > driver
The engine cylinders are numbered 1 to 4, on the passenger side of the engine, from front to back (by firewall) and 5 to 8 , on the driver's side of the engine , from front to back ( by firewall ) Helpfull
firewall 3 - 6 2 - 5 1 - 4 front