get a factory cap. its better and is marked and the firing order is on the intake
Against the firewall like in a chevy
It is on the back of the block, just to the passenger side of the distributor.
clockwise
clockwise
The cam sensor is the "pick up plate" in the distributor, under the rotor.
There is no advance for a 1998 Dodge 5.2. You just set the distributor at the mark on TDC and the computer takes care of the rest. It is set to 0 degrees with a scan tool. It can not be done with a timing light.
Back of the engine, next to the distributor.
The firing order for Dodge 318 cid engines is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2, The distributor rotates clockwise.
Around 230
# 1 on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT / CENTER
If you have spark a the coil but not the distributor, then the coil wire has failed.
A 1992 318 distributor would have an electronic position sensor in it.