Ford Repair: motor and solenoid, starter solenoid, cylinder number

Question
QUESTION: my dad has a 1986 ford truck it has a 300 strait 6 i have the firing order which is 153624 i need to know how the cylinders are i heard it goes from the radiater 123456 to the firewall and we keep burning out solenoids im not sure we have them wired right if you could help it would be appreciated if it is wired right what would cause them to burn up

ANSWER: hey there, cylinder number 1 usualy always starts from the front of the engine. so in your case the radiator side, and im not sure what solenoid you are talking about?? are you talking about a startor solenoid?? get back to me with a little more info.. thanks
Chris P


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QUESTION: the solenoid i was talking about is a starter solenoid we are trying to get the truck on the road and we have been through 5 or 6 of them they work for 3 or 4 starts and then quit any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer
hey again. i beleive that you may be having a problem with the starter itself. if the startor is wearing out. the resistance it takes to turn increases. causeing alot of heat in the wiring before the startor, and also make sure the cable are hooked up properly that can play a big parts in buring out the solenoids,  let me know what happens, good luck
Chris P