turn the dist upper shaft and use the 10 degree side--then you can set initial to around 16 or so for good starting and off idle responce---turning the dist is no big deal and if your going to play with cars that still use a dist you need to fiqure it out and get good at it--

1--set the crank to where you want it to fire---16*
2--mark where the base is
3 mark where the rotor is

4--when done these marks should line up again

5--it'll work every time