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james3119
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Username: james3119
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 10:50 pm: | 
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Hello
I have a 1960 lone star boat with a ford 302 interceptor motor looking at the front of engine it spins counter clockwise, I need to know the firing order and how they numbered the cylinders.Is #1 still on the left front faceing the front of motor? and would it be 1.2.3.4 front to back on left side and 5.6.7.8 on right front to back? thank you for any help |
bluecometk
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Username: bluecometk
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009 - 09:31 pm: |
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James 3119 Looking at the engine with the distributor in the front and the flywheel away from you the cylinders to your left are 1234 and to your right 5678.Standing in the same position if the engine turns clockwise I think the firing order is 15426378. If the engine turns counter clockwise from this same vantage point I think you take the 1 and move it to the other end and run the firing order backwards as in 18736245. Hope this works. I think the worst that can happen if its not correct is a couple of backfires out the carb so be ready.
Hope this helps
Bluecometk |
james3119
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Username: james3119
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 05:36 pm: |
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the engine facing the front of the motor, turns counter clockwise. what exactly do you mean by "take the #1 and move it to the other end? I understand the firomg order. |
bluecometk
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Username: bluecometk
Post Number: 4
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 08:32 pm: |
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james3119, Does the engine turn the opposite way that a car engine turns? If yes then When you wire the Dist start at #1 cyl position on the dist and then in the direction of rotor rotation wire the #8, #7, #3, #6 cyl and so on. Just to clarify the front of the engine is the opposite end from the flywheel.
Hope this helps
Bluecometk |
james3119
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Username: james3119
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 09:48 pm: |
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Thanks
I will try that, I only tried the other ford firing order so far with no success, havent tried reversing the firing order like that. |
Don C
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| | Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 04:16 pm: |
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I owned one. The firing order cast into the intake manifold is 1, 8, 7, 3, 6, 2, 4, 5 |
eddie
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Username: eddie
Post Number: 240
Registered: 04-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 04:15 am: |
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The automtive 302 V-8 is counterclockwise 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8. Note sketch.  |
james3119
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Username: james3119
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 10:51 pm: |
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I have tried that eddie but that didnt work eiather. the firing order 1.8.7.3.6.2.4.5 actually seems to be closet I have come to hearing it run. but it just dont want to get going. I have fire recheck that today and compression. the carburator seems shot but I can get it to pass some gas to intake and almost wants to run LOL about to pull hair out. |
bluecometk
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Username: bluecometk
Post Number: 5
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 10:10 pm: |
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jame3119 Pull the plugs and take a squirt can of oil and put two or three squirts of oil in each cylinder. Gap a new set of plugs .005 tighter than spec and install. Take a 12-volt test light and put the probe on the wire going into the distributor. Hand crank the engine over to #1 compression stroke with the ignition on. As the #1 cylinder timing mark comes to top dead center the light should blink just before the mark lines up with the pointer at top dead center. If it does line up at the blink of the light the engine is fairly close to being timed correctly. Spray some 2+2 carb cleaner in the carb bowl vent and put a fresh battery in it. This should give you a good chance of getting it to fire up.
Good luck and keep an extinguisher handy.
Hope this helps
Bluecometk |
bluecometk
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Username: bluecometk
Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 11:35 pm: |
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james3119 I forgot to tell you to remove the dist cap when cranking by hand. This will prevent any chance of the engine firing while you are testing.
Bluecometk |
bluecometk
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Username: bluecometk
Post Number: 7
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 08:57 pm: |
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james3119 does it run? give us an update |
james3119
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Username: james3119
Post Number: 5
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 10:03 pm: |
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Ok
I went and bought new plugs and a can of starting fluid. One squirt of starting fluid and it finally started for a few secounds, long enough to know the firing order is correct. I tried to put some gas in carb but it just flooded it out and wouldnt start again. I let it set for a few hours till battery charged back up, took out the gas I put in bowl and used the starting fluid again and it fired up. So now I am looking at getting anouther intake and carb, the intake I have now is a side draft, going to put a regular top feed intake. |
