I'm not a mechanic / technician but it sounds like one of the two coils in the coil pack is not firing ( assuming that the # 1 and # 3 coil pack towers use the same coil )
The number one cylinder on a Ford E150 2001 with a 4.2 coil is on the left, just behind the fan. The firing order for this engine is 1, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6.
The coil pack is 3 coils and cylinders are paired ,1&5,2&6,3&4,.The 2 cylinders fire together at the same time ,one on compression on and one on exhaust. The firing order is 1,4,2,5,3,6 .
1-3-4-2 No.1 at the passenger side of engine The Firing Order is 1-3-4-2 (Engine and Coil Pack) as Stated above, However I think You want the Plug Wiring for the Coil Pack. Which is : 2-3-1-4.
what side is the number one cylinder? is it the right front?
It is listed on the intake manifold 1-2-3-4-5-6 Locations on the coil are listed on the coil.
It depends on the engine you have... If you have the 4.6L you only have 2 coil packs. If you have the 5.4L them you have 8 coil packs. One in each spark plug. Firing Orders Ford 4.6L Engine Firing Order: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 Distributorless ignition systemFord 5.4L Engine Firing Order: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 Distributorless ignition system (One coil on each cylinder)Ford 5.8L Engine Firing Order: 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 Distributor rotation: CounterclockwiseFord 6.8L Engine Firing Order: 1-6-5-10-2-7-3-8-4-9 Distributorless ignition system (One coil on each cylinder)Ford 7.3L Diesel Engine Firing Order: 1-2-7-3-4-5-6-8Ford 7.5L Engine Firing Order: 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 Distributor rotation: Counterclockwise
Then there is a no spark condition and engine will not run. If it has more than one coil pack it will miss on the cylinders controlled by the defective coil pack.
I will assume you have a 3.0ltr v6, since you stated distributer. The problem is coil wire or distributer cap or rotor button. Could be all three, assuming the coil is firing. I will assume you have a 3.0ltr v6, since you stated distributer. The problem is one or more of the following: coil wire, distributer cap, or rotor button. Could be all three, assuming the coil is firing.
Swap the suspected coil with another cylinder that is firing correctly. If the original cylinder that was missing now runs fine and the other cylinder is now missing, you have determined the suspected coil is bad. Replace it with a new one.
The firing order for the Saturn in-line 4 cylinder engine is: 1-3-4-2 Connect the plug wires to the coil pack (on the front surface of the engine block) in the following order (left to right) 4-1-3-2. The Saturn has 2 coils, one coil controls cylinders 1 and 4. The other coil controls cylinders 3 and 2.
The firing order is irrelevant. The coil packs are numbered from One to Six starting from the front of the engine to the back. A misfire on #4 cylinder would be the fourth coil pack/spark plug from the front starting nearest the radiator for #1.4 is common, as water can leak from a bad hood seal onto the coil pack, especially if parked with the front sloped forward.