Technically, #1 can be at any of the 8 points if the distributor has been replaced and the mechanic didn't install it the same as the factory. #1 on the distributor is wherever the rotor is pointing when #1 cylinder is mechanically ready to fire.
Crank motor over until number 1 piston is all the way up on compression stroke, the distributor with rotor bug, if installed correctly, will be pointing toward number 1 post.
at 11 Oclock
Number 1 on the distributor cap is the top post closet to the firewall. Looking at the distributor cap it would be... top row 1-3 bottom 2-4
1-8-6-5-4-3-7-2- firing order is number 1 should point at number 1 cylinder.than go clockwise from there.
Yes the rotor should be pointing to the #1 cylinder when you are installing the distributor.
no1 on the distributor always points towards the no one cylinder
It depends on whether the distributor has been replaced or removed, and whether they put it back the same way. In any case, #1 is wherever the rotor is pointing when #1 is at TDC of compression cycle.
#1 will be the first hole past the cap's mounting screw on the left side of the distributor, going clockwise.
The easiest way to find it is to set #1 piston at TDC and see where the rotor is pointing, it should be pointing to number 1 terminal on the distributor cap.
get the compression stroke up on the number 1 spark plug and look at the rotor inside the distributor cap to see if it points to the number 1 wire on the cap
At spark plug location number 1. Number 1 plug is on the drivers side front of engine.
Driver's side head front to rear is....1-3-5-7 They usually come from the factory with the number 1 wire going on the distributor tower that points in the direction of the number 1 spark plug.