distributor drive gear in the wrong position

67Dart273 said
And speakin' of Ford FE's, I used to find a fair number of 'em on which the balancer had slipped. Quite often, you'd find me rocking the crank to feel for cam drive wear, or using a piston stop to check the timing marks. I HATE phenolic top sprockets.

i have seen balancer on all three makes slipped. i hate those timing gears also had an old mechanic friend of mine told me it was done for engine noise reduction. hard to believe.