firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2

Thanks, but I do understand some guys like to "get it right."

Years ago, when I "was in parts" we had a guy who's out of town for much of the year, ordered up an exchange short block for a Y block Ford. He came back, time passed, and could not get it to run. This was a 292 Y block Ford. I really don't know much about 'em.

I had mentioned some offfhand comment, "if you can't get it fired I'd be happy to take a look." so he called me.

Now I didn't know which way the dist. was even supposed to TURN. My usual trick is to simply "spring" the rotor against the advance. If it turns CW, you can spring it CW. So the valve covers are off, I checked TDC, got both no1 valves closed, set it up.

IT WOULD NOT RUN. Screwin 'round. Messin' round. Bad words. I don't remember. I finally wised up and checked. Sure enough, this was a REVERSE ROTATION engine in a single engine boat. The rebuilder HAD NOT checked and set over a rebuilt engine for a vehicle.

Of course the downside of this is that somewhere, out there, some old Farmer had his ol' Ford pickup that got that original marine crank......... could not figure out why that rear main always leaked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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My first car was a beat - up 57 Chev 265. Hell I didn't even KNOW there was a "right way" to install the distributor for quite awhile. One day I went into the local filling station, remember when they checked your oil? Even for a buck or two of gas???? The station guy told me, "how does that thing run, it's out of time?"

"How can you tell?" says I

"The wires are all wrong on the distributor!!!"

Guess he never wondered why I drove it in and out of the station just fine!!