Ford 351C, 351M & 400M Firing Order Diagram - 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8

This document is a firing order diagram for Ford 351C (Cleveland), 351M, and 400M V8 engines. Across the top, an orange banner displays the firing order 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 in numbered blue circles. Below the title, a photo of the engine block (viewed from above/front) shows cylinder numbering: the left bank is numbered 4, 3, 2, 1 from front to rear (cylinder 1 at the front), and the right bank is numbered 8, 7, 6, 5. Beneath the block, a distributor cap diagram shows the spark plug wire positions arranged around the cap, with the number 1 terminal at the top and the remaining terminals (8, 4, 5, 6, 2, 7, 3) positioned clockwise around the cap. A curved arrow and text note that the distributor rotates counter-clockwise. Two orange arrows labeled "Clip" indicate the locations of the distributor cap retaining clips. The graphic is credited to www.gtsparkplugs.com. From this document, a reader can determine the correct firing order, cylinder bank numbering, distributor rotation direction, and proper spark plug wire routing on the distributor cap for these Ford engines.