Because the is a very dangerous place, and not safe for distributor.
The distributor cap is located where the spark plugs cables are connected .They go from the motor to the distributor cap.
No, it will not.
Follow the plug wires and they will go to the distributor cap.
All of the spark plug wires go to the distributor. Just follow the wires and you will see the distributor.
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces towards the REAR
There is a notch in the distributor housing. It can only go one way.
you remove the wires that are going to the distributor and look where the distributor meets the intake there is a little plate the rests against the distributor and it has a bolt in it remove that and pull distributor up and out and u have to remove wires that go to the plugs as well
If it is a newer vehicle it most likely has coil packs not a distributor. Follow your plug wires and see where they go, if they go into black boxes they are coil packs.
It is in the very back of the engine. Just follow the spark plug wires from the spark plugs and they will go to the top of the Distributor. That will be the distributor cap that the wires are in.
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the FRONT
There is 4 terminals on the right hand side of the distributor cap were the wires go. It will be the first one on the cap towards the front. That is if the distributor is in right.
Assuming the original stock distributor with points and condensor is what you have, the single black wire that comes out of the bottom of the distributor would go to the small negative post on the ignition coil.