Thread: Swapped Distributor problems

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If you read 'Buddychiefguy's' post, it sounds like he dropped his distributor in while losing his reference point on the distributor body ( usualy indicates where to start from ) and now it sounds like he has the timing 180* out,,,he can get it running but cant adjust the distributor enough to get it to run well,,,which is usualy because the vaccume advance module will prevent further rotation.
If he had the distributor in correctly, then the #1 on the cap when mounted (on the notch,) would align with his rotor.

It is good practice to scratch a mark on the distributor shaft casing and the hole in the casting,,,that will give a reference point to start from,,,and once this is done most of the distributor caps will have a mark signifying #1 leed position.
all things being equal,,,as you install the distributor at the scribed mark, and when the motor is just shy of TDC, the rotor will point to the #1 position.
And yes you are right,,,IF,,,,,,he could get it on the propper degree mark with a timing light, he would already have the rotor in alignment with the number 1 leed.