Need to know firing order of a distributor on a 1973 fprd ltd

how many cylinders?

my guess, is you removed them and didnt mark them?
the firing order?
what engine, there are 5.

to do this , one need to know 5 things.
2.5L, 2.8L, 4.0L and 5.2/5.9L engine displacements.
the distributor rotation direction CCW, or CW
and last the firing order, sometimes marked clearly on the intake manifold.
you must now where #1 cylinder is (always most front)
1989-98 2.5L Engine firing order: 1-3-4-2 Distributor rotation: Clockwise
2.8L Engine firing order: 1-2-3-4-5-6 Distributor rotation: Clockwise
4.0L Engine firing order: 1-5-3-6-2-4 Distributor rotation: Clockwise
5.2L and 5.9L Engine firing order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 Distributor rotation: Clockwise
on a v6/v8 one cylinder is more forward. this is #1, look carefully.

1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8

So far so good. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. The #1 wire goes in the distributor at the 6:30 o'clock position and the rest of the wires go clockwise from there according to the firing order. The 6:30 position should be the first one to the right of the window on the cap. Hope this helps.

For the 1989 Ford Crown Victoria:
I do not know if you have the 5.0L or 5.8L; however I have included both below.

For the 5.0L
Firing Order:
1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
Cylinders:
.......(back).......
|..4..|........|..8..|
|..3..|........|..7..|
|..2..|........|..6..|
|..1..|........|..5..|
.......(front)
Distributor:
.....(back)
[.]..5.....1
4..............8
2..............7
.....6.....3.[.]-clip
.....(front)

For the 5.8L:
Firing Order:
1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
Cylinders:
........(back).........
|...4...|.......|...8...|
|...3...|.......|...7...|
|...2...|.......|...6...|
|...1...|.......|...5...|
........(front)
Distributor:
.....(back)
[.]..3....1
7.............8
2.............4
.....6....5.[.]-clip

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1991 Ford Crown Victoria
5.0 liter V-8 VIN "F"

here is the distributor picture

1,3,7,2,6,5,4,8