where does the rotor point?

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  1. Dave B

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    Considering #1 on the cap is pointing at #6 cylinder..with 0 degrees of timing on a small block Ford..and cylinder # 2 on a small block Chev.. :hmmm:
    I don't understand why anyone would want to make things more difficult than they need to be....
     
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    You appear to be missing the point...just because the cap has a mark indicating "1" does not make it the end all be all place to plug in the spark plug wire to the #1 cylinder. You can use ANY of the terminals on the distributor to be your #1 wire location...just as long as you index the rest of the wires around the cap accordingly.
     
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    Don't worry I do understand that, just seems strange and over complicated...:huh: Why not just line it up the way it's marked and was designed to be?
     
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    can't be any simplier...drop the dist. in..wherever the rotor is pointing...that's #1 plugwire location...:huh:
     
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    Wait a minute Frank...don't you have coil on plug?!? :hmmm:;)
     
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    aaHem, you're all wrong, It points NORTH! :dancing:
     
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    buy a manual- study it- you will get confused listening to all the different ways to do something , it seems like everytime someone asks a question that does not know how to do something they are bombarded with a 100 different ways to do something and then someone has to quote someone that may or may not be right only to confuse the person even more ,all I have to say when I see that happening is "THANK YOU MR. KNOW IT ALL":deadhorse
     
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