[bsteenburg]

Referencing this from the front bumper working on the engine. Put the engine up on the #1 cyl. compression and the timing pointer pointing to 0. When you install the dist. in the engine make sure the internal rotor and pick up will line up to each other with the rotor for the cap pointing to number one terminal. I always put number one next to the vacuum can one terminal ccw past the vacuum can. The dist. will gear mesh turning the cap rotor as it engages in. To get the oil pump drive to slot in put some downward pressure on the dist and turn the engine over bumping it with the starter. It will engage. Put the engine back up to TDC #1 and recheck that the internal rotor and pick up are lined up and the rotor for the cap is lined up to #1 terminal on the cap. Usually the vacuum can nipple is pointing to the top inside valve cover bolt. This will get you installed properly. Move the now installed completely dist with the vacuum can ccw about 5-10 degrees. Start the engine and set timing with a timing light to 6* with vacuum line to vacuum can unplugged and the vacuum line plugged. This all presumes that you have the correct dist, good dist with good vacuum can and have run the wires to the plugs in their correct sequence.