Passenger front. Good quality caps have a #1 mark on them.
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT
The cap should be labled. It is the post that is closest to the pass front.
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT / CENTER
# 1 on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT / CENTER
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT
Cap and distributor / rotor system
The firing order for Dodge 318 cid engines is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2, The distributor rotates clockwise.
get a factory cap. its better and is marked and the firing order is on the intake
you do not adjust a distributor cap you adjust the timing.
It is the sensor in the distributor under the cap and rotor.It is the sensor in the distributor under the cap and rotor.
You perhaps have a hairline crack in your distributor cap?
1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2