Engine firing order needed

MIKE.KITZ

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1994 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
3.8L
V6
2WD
81,000 MILES

I may have mixed up the plug wires when I installed new plugs and wires. How do I find the original order they were in so I can start this car?

Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 AT 1:24 PM

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HARRY P

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Here is the firing order. Just follow the wires from the distributor to see what cylinder you have them connected to. In the future, when you do this job, do it one cylinder at a time, so as to avoid this situation. Good luck.

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Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 AT 2:47 PM

MIKE.KITZ

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The engine is fitted under the hood side ways (front wheel drive) it does not match the diagram you attached in the previous message. I have already re-connected the wires since day one. It all started with Autozone telling me that I did not have to gap the new plugs, then only to find out they gave me the wrong ones!

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Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 AT 6:25 PM

HARRY P

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Where it says front means the front of the engine, not the front of the car, so it is the right image. I pulled it directly from ALLData for you. As far as gaping the plugs, they come pre-gaped, but always recheck the gap. Because if the plug gets dropped coming down the assembly line, the gap gets messed up, and there is no quality control check after that to fix it.

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Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 AT 6:45 PM