Originally Posted by Oregon Tarheel
I believe I have the correct firing order. I took the distributor cap off and first plug out. The compression finger "push" test lined up the rotor to my #1.

180 degrees later and the piston will be pushing up air against your finger.

Your ignition timing can be 180 degrees off because the finger test is not reliable for you will feel air on both upstrokes of the piston.