How to find the number one cylinder in an engine
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==How to find number one== | ==How to find number one== | ||
− | The firing order on a | + | The firing order on a Chevy V8 is '''1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2'''. |
+ | The cylinders are numbered front to rear 1, 3, 5, and 7 on the driver's side and 2, 4, 6 and 8 on the passenger side. | ||
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+ | If you are planning to replace your ignition wires always do one wire at a time. The #1 spark plug is the driver's side front of the engine. Trace that ignition wire to the distributor cap and you now have #1. The wires run clockwise on the distributor cap. So the next wire in line would be #8 , the next will be #4 and so on. If you already removed the wires and seem lost you can either look in a Chilton's manual and/or see the firing order in the picture diagram. | ||
[[Image:Hei_firing_diagram_GM.jpg]] | [[Image:Hei_firing_diagram_GM.jpg]] |