Most rotors turn clockwise.
Clockwise.
They only go on one way.
The rotor only fits one way on to the distributor shaft.
it can only fit in one way, take the cap off and turn the rotor button slowly while you push in on the distrubter.
Rotor Under Cap Spins: Clockwise
On the Ford 200 cubic inch straight 6 cylinder engine , the distributor rotor turns CLOCKWISE
Turn it to the opposite direction that the rotor rotates.
The rotor button is inside the distributor cap.
The distributor rotates CLOCKWISE
The rotor is threaded right hand, turning clockwise will drive the bolt inward, this will push the rotor off the truck. On_mitch
Rotor buttons are inside a distributor.
Turn the engine over until the #1 piston is at top dead center (TDC) on the compression stroke. The rotor will then be pointing to the # 1 plug connection.