Originally Posted By jim6346
I'm using a timing light, and it is dead on 5 before TDC. Should be correct?
50-50 chance. Each cylinder fires every other crank revolution. Pull #1 spark plug. Put your finger in the plug hole. Turn engine until compression blows past your finger. Should be approaching tdc. Turn engine to 10 deg btdc. Now you can check to see if the rotor is pointing towards #1 plug wire. If it is pointing the opposite way it is 180 out.

Originally Posted By jim6346
Update - it is a regular dual point distributor. There is a black and red wire coming out of the distributor, both going to the negative side of the coil. Is this correct?

Thanks,
Jim
That is not the factory wire but it will work exactly the same.

Last edited by GomangoCuda; 02/13/19 01:32 PM.
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