Sunday, January 12, 2014
What Is the Firing Order on a 1986 Ford LTD
Firing order in a combustion engine is the order in which the spark plugs fire inside the cylinders. The firing order is important because the pistons all peak at different times during an engine cycle. The 1986 Ford LTD had several available engines.
240 V6
The 24- cubic-inch six-cylinder engine available in the 1986 Ford LTD had a firing order of 1, 5, 3, 6, 2 and 4. The distributor rotated in a clockwise direction as it fired.
255 and 302 V8
The 255-cubic-inch and 302-cubic-inch V-8 engines were used in the Ford LTD in 1986. For these engines, the distributor rotates in a counterclockwise direction and fires the spark plugs in the order of cylinders 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 7 and 8.
352 and 400 V8
The 352 and 400-cubic-inch V-8 engines in the 1986 Ford LTD had firing orders of cylinders 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 7 and 8 and the distributors spin in a counterclockwise direction.
390 and 427 V8
The 1986 Ford LTD is also used the 390 cubic inch and 427-cubic-inch V-8 engines. Their firing orders are 1, 3, 7, 2, 6, 5, 4 and 8. The distributors spin in a clockwise direction.
429 and 460 V8
The 429 and 460-cubic-inch V-8s have distributors that spin in a clockwise direction and fire the spark plugs in the order of cylinders 1, 3, 7, 2, 6, 5, 4, and 8.
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