Clockwise looking down on it.
clockwise
Clockwise. The 72 Chevy 350 engine did not come stock with a HEI unit. No matter, the rotor still spins clockwise.
The cap doesn't spin at all. The rotor turns clockwise.
do you mean what direction the rotor button in the distributor spins, if so it spins clockwise.
Turn it to the opposite direction that the rotor rotates.
Rotor Under Cap Spins: Clockwise
http://www.boxwrench.net/specs/chevy_sb.htm
Bad coil Bad rotor
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Rtr. turning clockwise. Rotate distributor counter clockwise to advance timing, clockwise to retard.
check your rotor & pickup coil
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