302 Distributor cap spark plug wire order
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302 Distributor cap spark plug wire order
HELP!
I bought a new Distributor cap and plug wires, and when I was moving them over I discovered the 1 position was different than the one on the truck originally . In trying to move them back to the old cap, I lost the old order.
I've tried searching, but can't find what is supposed to be the right order for the plug wires for my engine (1978 302) I have found several different orders, but none of them seem to match what my truck actually was.
Any help would be desperately appreciated at this point.
I bought a new Distributor cap and plug wires, and when I was moving them over I discovered the 1 position was different than the one on the truck originally . In trying to move them back to the old cap, I lost the old order.
I've tried searching, but can't find what is supposed to be the right order for the plug wires for my engine (1978 302) I have found several different orders, but none of them seem to match what my truck actually was.
Any help would be desperately appreciated at this point.
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Thanks!!! My searching was failing miserably!
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IF you have the stock intake is the fire order cast on it?
Only time I hear this may not work is if someone swapped in a 302HO or 351 cam then 2 of the wires get swapped just don't know what 2? but try the stock order first.
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Only time I hear this may not work is if someone swapped in a 302HO or 351 cam then 2 of the wires get swapped just don't know what 2? but try the stock order first.
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The cap should be marked to indicate which terminal post is #1. If you need to use any other post for the #1 cylinder, then the distributor is stabbed in incorrectly - at least a tooth off.
1-4 is passenger side. #1 is always the front cylinder of the bank which sticks out toward the front.
Small block Fords were always 15426378 until the 351W, which is 13726548. The 1982 and later 302/5.0 HO uses the 351 order.
1-4 is passenger side. #1 is always the front cylinder of the bank which sticks out toward the front.
Small block Fords were always 15426378 until the 351W, which is 13726548. The 1982 and later 302/5.0 HO uses the 351 order.
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