1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2 Counter Clockwise rotation.. Bring #1 up to TDC on the compression stroke & see were the rotor is pointing.... It should point to #1 located like the picture below...

As mentioned A fresh motor that does not fire right off is a good candidate for a wiped cam lobe

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