how to figure out colt spark plug order

hello,
sorry for this......
1989 mitsubishi colt 4 cylinders; 1.5 liters
supposed to be 1-3-4-2 firing order...
however looking @ distributor cap (towards car) like the face of a clock
and assuming 12:00 is wire 1; 3:00 is wire 2; 6:00 is wire 3; and 9:00
is wire 4
(and assuming on the engine the cylinders go from left to right
(1-2-3-4))
if it is NOW wire 1 -> cyl 1; wire 2-> 2; wire 3-> 4; and wire 4 -> 3)
this would make it 1-2-4-3???
could this account for exs rich exhaust and some hesitation and rough
idling (variable) and using > fuel than it should be.
it is starting and running well and i wonder how bad it is to drive it
to a chrysler place (miles away) since i have NO IDEA how to remove the
spark plug from the cylinder and change it to the proper one unless one
just pulls it like an electric cord
(even if the distributor cap is read counter clockWise it still seems
inCorrect)
if the face of the clock analogy is incorrect could someone suggest a
Web site with a picture?
THANK YOU!

 

It's 1-3-4-2 firing order. The plugs are numbered 1-2-3-4 from the cam cover
end of the engine. On the distributor its still 1-2-3-4 in the direction of
the rotor rotation.

Since it runs OK, you have the plug leads correct. Get two wrong, and it
will run like a dog, if at all. Fuel consumption issue is being caused by
something else.
eg Spark Timing (adjust)
leaking injector (replace)
dirty air filter (replace)

Stewart DIBBS