IF YOU ARE FACING YOU CAR LOOKING AT THE ENGINE THE VALVE COVER CLOSER TO THE FIRE WALL LEFT TO RIGHT IS 1,3,5 AND THE ONE VALVE COVER CLOSER TO THE FAN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IS 2,4,6 :THE LINE THEM UP TO THE NUMBERS ON THE DISTY CAP.
The engine number is on the engine block below the distributor.
What car, what year, what engine?
The distributor cap should have the number 1 marked on it. The distributor cap is installed with the # 1 position facing the engine , slightly towards the drivers side of the engine
The number 1 cylinder is located at the front left of the engine block while FACING the engine. Follow the spark plug wire to the distributor a POW there it is.
Engine number is underneath the distributor on front housing on the rough casting. If that fails check underneath the alternator on front housing.
Yes the rotor should be pointing to the #1 cylinder when you are installing the distributor.
Need to know what engine it has.
Align the rotor with the number one position on the distributor cap, then with the engine at TDC insert the distributor. There may be a mark on the outside of the distributor to help.
The engine number is stamped on the engine block on left hand side when standing in front looking at the engine. Below the distributor and to the rear.
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces AWAY from the engine
It is the octane number range the distributor automatic spark advance can handle without the engine knocking.
The number one plug is the one on the drivers side front of the engine. Therefore the plug wire connected to that plug is number 1 and where it connects to the distributor is the number 1 position on the distributor. If you have removed all the plug wires then you will have to remove the spark plugs, turn the engine over until the number 1 cylinder is at top dead center (TDC) on the compressions stroke. Once it is at TDC then the rotor inside the distributor will be pointing to the number 1 position.