Hang on man;
It doesn't actually matter where the rotor is pointing, as long as the tower above it is the one that you are using to find TDC-compression. For example; say you have put, for whatever reason, #3 piston at TDC-compression. After synching your reluctor or breaking the points, wherever the rotor is pointing, mark that on the outside of the housing and drop the cap back on. Now, whatever tower is nearest the mark will be your #3 cylinder, then just install the rest of the wires in sequence and it will run dandy-fine. At least to start,lol.
We only use #1 or #6 because the balancer is already marked, saving some work to find TDC-compression.
Also, where the slot in the drive gear is, matters not a whit. We only put it to a certain position to match the factory literature, so that when some mechanic stumbles on it in the future, that he won't trouble himself over why it not where it is "supposed" to be, and start messing with it. And, if you set it by the book, custom wires will be long enough for the furthest cylinders.
I mean you could do everything right and the rotor is still out of position because somebody welded the cam-plate on wrong.
I wouldn't lose a heartbeat over where what is so long as the #1 wire is synched to wherever the rotor is pointing, at TDC#1-Compression.
