All firing order systems ON IH that I am aware of are radiator as #1. Then #3 then 4 then 2. Pull #1 plug, put your thumb in the hole and crank the engine by bumping the starter (ignition off). When you feel compression pressure, the #1 piston is moving toward TDC. Put a 8" piece of copper wire in the hole and turn the engine By hand with the fan belt and fan until the wire is almost at the top. The timing marks will now be almost aligned. Turn it until they are aligned. The dist rotor will now be pointing at a plug tower (assumes it was not moved) Put number one plug wire in that hole the next wire is Clockwise one tower and connects to #3. Then clockwise to #4, then the last one at #2. If it is out of itme, set the points to .020", then turn the distributor (while at TDC on #1) until the points just break. (use an ohm meter across them to ground, or a volt meter with the ignition on. to set the break point at TDC. JimN
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