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I'm not quite sure what your question is here. The distributor is back near the firewall. Usually the rotor is facing to the rear and slightly towards the driver side when the engine is ready to fire on the number 1 cylinder. However, it really doesn't matter where it points if it has been removed and you are reinstalling it. Make sure the engine is on the number 1 compression stroke. From there, you can drop the distributor in. Find out where the rotor is pointing with the distributor cap on. That's your #1 position. From there, you simply install your plug wires 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 in a counter clockwise rotation. If you get this done and it still won't fire, or it pops and sputters when trying to start it, play with your timing a little. If it still won't start you may be 180 degrees out. Simply swap the plug wires at the distributor cap directly across from their present location.
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