Counterclockwise.
The ford 4.6 v8 engine rotates in a clockwise direction looking at the front. This should be the same for most Ford engines.
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
on my 1971 ford 302 motor the coil sits right on the intake and held down by a clamp made just for the coil. if your distributer is located directy in front of the motor, the coil should lay about 3 inches back and to the left of the distributer and will be mounted directly under the air filter.
The point gap is .017 inch / point dwell 26 - 30 / ignition timing 6 degrees BTDC / spark plug gap .035 inch / firing order 1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8 / distributor rotation COUNTERCLOCKWISE / according to motorcraft . com for a 1972 Ford truck with a 302 cubic inch V8 engine
The firing order for a 1970 Ford 302 V8 engine is: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 The distributor rotation is counter clockwise.
What is the firing order on a 1949 Ford V8?
need more info. Which ford V8 are you referring too.
V8
13726548, dist. rotation is counter clockwise, #1 is R/F ( if it is the 5.8 liter / 351 cubic inch V8 engine )
Ford has a 4.6 liter V8 engine ( GM has a 4.8 liter V8 )
NEED A TIMING LIGHT LOOK AT THE CRANK FOR TIMING MARK LOOK FOR TIMING MARKS ON TIMING HOUSING FIND OUT TIMING SPECS CHECK MARKS WITH LIGHT IF ADJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY LOOSEN BRACKET BOLT ON LOWER PART OF DISTRIBUTER AND ADVANCE OR RETARD TIMING BY TWISTING DISTRIBUTER RECHECK TIMING AND RE-TIGHTEN BOLT