Initial timing

Hello all,

Let's pretend for a minute that I'm a blubbering fool. Took out the distributor to clean it up. I checked position before hand, and set it to point roughly 12 o'clock. Put it back in, timing was off. Figured I set it off just a tooth. Adjusted, set it back in. Fired up, timing was worse. Set it two teeth the other way. Better, but not there, and adjustment was just a little short. Set it another tooth, and poof, gone. A few more adjustments, still nothing.

Well, I'm a genius. Pulled #2 plug, had the wife bump it to compression. Pointed rotor at #2, and nothing.

How do I reset timing to right?