How do you install distributor for 1969 Chevy C10 pickup?

Answer 1

first you need to take out the number 1 spark plug. then rotate the motor until the piston gets to the top of that cylinder. one of these strocks is called the compression the other is the exhaust, you need it to be on compression strock. to know for sure you take that valve cover off and watch the valves open and close if the piston comes up while the exhaust valve is open you know this is the exhaust stroke. The next time it comes up is the one you want you can use a small screw driver in the spark plug hole and feel the piston ,as soon as it hits the highest point and starts to drop down stop this is what is called top dead center or TDS. if you look at the harmoic balancer at the front of motor there should be a timing mark and alot of times it will have TDC on it. The grove on the harmoic balaner should line up. now the motor is set , take the distributer with rotor on set cap on mark where the #1 plug is take cap off and should have a mark on the base of the distributer. know slide the the dis. with rotor on in when it goes in the last 3\4 of an inch the rotor will turn a bit so keep that in mind, if you set the cap on and the rotor point at #1 on the cap you are set to go keep in mind you will have to set the timing once you got it running GOOD LUCK