I'll try anything! the only reason I have not done that yet is because If I turn the rotor 180 degrees inside the dist housing, it will point away from plug wire #1.... I moved the plug wires from old cap to new cap one at a time to make sure they stayed in the same place. the metal contact at the end of the rotor should point at the metal contact inside the dist cap, right?
I'll try it... I'll try painting the whole car purple and smearing it with ice cream if there is a chance it will run again.