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Question
i have a 1972 corvette 350 small block. i would like to know in what order the wires go on the distributor cap, as if you are sitting in the driver's seat. do you have a diagram? thank you

Answer
Looking down on the distributor, the door to adjust the points should be just to the left of a line drawn through the center of the car. The door should be pointed forward. Number one cylinder should be the first terminal clockwise from the door. Then going clockwise 8-4-3-6-5-7-2. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.  Good luck.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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