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Originally Posted by Texas63GMC
I have read how to locate TDC on the comression stroke of #1 clyinder, but can find that now. Does anyone have a link to that?
If the rotor points to a differnt spark plug lead on the cap can I use that to attach the #1 spark plug wire? and move the other wires in firing order...or does everything move...
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If your engine runs now, and you aren't doing a stock resto for points, it doesn't really matter where #1 ends up on the distributor. There is a quick and dirty way to fix your problem without having to pull the distributor out of the engine, and you don't need to have the engine on #1 TDC.
Put a mark on some stationary part of the engine that visually lines up with the cap terminal where the #1 wire is inserted now. Loosen the hold-down clamp and rotate the distributor so as to locate the vacuum advance approximately where you want it. Just make sure that one of the cap terminals (it doesn't matter which one) lines up with the mark you made. Now tighten the clamp.
Put the #1 wire in whichever hole now lines up with the mark and insert the other wires in normal firing order rotation. The timing will be close enough that the engine should start and run, but you will still need to use a timing light to set the timing exactly.
This procedure might sound more complicated than it really is, so if you have any questions, ask them before you move the distributor.
Ray