v8 1976..ish

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:45 pm

Hi guys
I have a old v8 3.5 engine from a 1971 landrover sitting in a custom built frame to get it running as a small project but its not willing to start. I need to check firing order but cannot find any reference regarding this. Do any of you have a diagram showing firing order please. Any ideas where i could find engine number on this? Many thanks....terry

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:22 pm

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

DEVONMAN · Post by **DEVONMAN** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:29 pm

The firing order is 18436572.
Looking at the front of the engine No1 is the nearest to you on the right side. So the right hand side is 1357 and the left side is 2468.

The engine number should be on the block where the dip stick tube enters the block.

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:42 pm

Brilliant guys, will look tomorrow. many thanks for your replies.

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:24 pm

Another question.... What order on distributor are the plug leads arranged so i know where to find no1 etc?

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:32 pm

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:13 pm

Thank you. I had a diagram of positions around distributor but i cannot find it anywhere. Looking forward to starting this as its plumbed into radiator & alternator should charge too.

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:03 am

At risk of stating the blindingly obvious, once the leads are fitted to the correct places on the distributor cap and then on to the correct plugs, you still need the distributor rotor to be facing the No1 terminal under the cap.......
Ask me why this is so obvious, yet worth mentioning.....

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:47 pm

With only a small amount of knowledge regarding these engines i look forward to reading your comments.