Classic/Antique Car Repair/olds 350 rocket

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Expert: - 2/21/2008


Question
would you happen to know what the firing order and first cylinder is for a olds 350 rocket motor from what i can see only the carb and air filter has been altered

Answer
I would like to know if the distributor is in the front of the engine or the rear. What year is the engine? But basically all the 350 cubic inch engines used on Olds car ran a firing order of 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. GM ran numbering of 1-3-5-7 on the left (drivers) side of the engine and 2-4-6-8 on the right (passengers) side of the engine. You can almost always pick out number one on any V-8 by looking down at the front of the engine. The side of the engine with the valve cover more forward than the other is the side with number one. Good luck.
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Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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