[cobra427mnsi]

cobrabuilder1

If you look closely at the front of the engine, you will notice that the bank of cylinders on the passenger's side sticks out a little further than the driver's side. Number one cylinder is the front one. In otherwords, number one is on the passenger's side at the front of the engine. This is true for all Ford engines (other side on Chebbies).

Pull the spark plug on number one. Hold a finger over the hole so you can tell if the air is going in or coming out. Turn the engine over ( remove the distributor wire so the engine won't fire). If the air is coming out, that means the piston is coming up on the compression stroke. When it gets to the top, it is at top-dead-center and the distributor should be pointing to number 1 plug.

This is how I do it. I hope this is the info you are looking for.

Paul