The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the REAR
Easiest way to find it is to set #1 piston at TDC and remove the distributor cap to see where the rotor is pointing. It should be pointing to #1 cylinder position in relation to the distributor cap.
It actually doesn't have a distributor , so there is no distributor cap The 4 cylinder has a coil pack and the V6 engine is Coil On Plug ( C.O.P. )
75,000 miles
The 3.0 L - V6 engine has a distributor cap on the 1993 Ford Ranger The 4 cylinder and 4.0 L - V6 engines are EDIS ( electronic distributorless ignition system )
The distributor cap is on top of the distributor which is on the driver's side of the engine ( where the spark plug wires connect ) on the Ford 4.9liter / 300 cubic inch straight six cylinder engine
For your Ford 4.9 liter / 300 cubic inch inline six cylinder engine : 1 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 4 The distributor rotor turns CLOCKWISE The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces AWAY from the engine
That would depend on which engine you have in your Ford Ranger , a 4 cylinder or a 6 cylinder . The 4 cylinder engines used in the Ford Ranger have a firing order 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 and the distributor rotates clockwise . All the 6 cylinder engines used in a Ford Ranger have a firing order 1 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 and if they have a distributor the rotation is clockwise
It doesn't have a distributor cap.
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Bad distributor cap, plug wire, or spark plug.
Ford Engines;144,170,200,240,300 (6-Cylinder) InlineFiring Orders: 1-5-3-6-2-4Distributor Rotation: Clockwise