Classic/Antique Car Repair: firing order sequence, auto repair manuals, spark plug wire

Question
hi brad i have a 1937 chevy sedan with 34000 original miles and i was wondering do you know what the firing order is and where to place the number one spark plug wire on the distributor or and if you can give me some links on where to find a service manual so i can refresh the motor because it has been sitting in my garage for 10 years if you could do that i will be grateful

thanks again Brandon  

Answer
I would check several sources for manuals. there are always Motor's Auto Repair Manuals listed for sale on EBay. Ant Motors up to 1950 will give you the information that you are looking for. Other sources are www.books4cars.com, www.hemmings.com. As far as what hole number one goes in youi are going to have to figure that one out. The trick will be to get number one up to top dead center in the firing stroke. Pull number one plug and bump the engine over until you feel compression in number one plug hole. Watch the rotor and the timing mark. When the timing mark lines up then the hole in the cap that the rotor lines up with is number one. The firing order is 153624 in the same direction as the rotor weas traveling when you were bumping the engine over. Good luck.
Brad