LISTEN CAREFULLY
All you have to do is pull the dist. and turn it 1/2 turn
HERE IS WHY
All the books show you lining up the timing marks with the cam at 6 o'clock, the crank at 12 o'clock
THIS IS NO 6 READY TO FIRE, not no 1
BUT......when the crank comes around ONE more turn, with the balancer timing marks "up,"
THEN no1 will be ready to fire AND
if you could see the cam marks, you will find that the crank mark is at 12 o' clock and the CAM IS ALSO AT 12 o' clock.
This is because the camshaft turns at 1/2 crank speed, so every OTHER crank revolution, the cam is at 6 o'clock
TO MAKE SURE
Pull the no 1 plug, stick your finger in the hole, and bump the engine until you START to feel compression. You might want to go "around" twice so you know what to look for
AS SOON as you start to feel compression, look at the marks, and bring them up to about where you want the timing, IE 10*, 15*, etc.
THIS IS no1 ready to fire.
Now look at your rotor. It should be pointing to no6 !!! according to what you've posted.
So just yank it out, and turn it 1/2 turn. I always mark the top of the dist. housing with a light file cut to mark where the center of the no1 plug tower goes. RETARD the dist by turning it clockwise, then COME BACK "advanced" by turning it slowly counterclockwise until the reluctor tip is in the center of the pickup coil, and rotor pointing to the no1 plug tower.
The thing should start right up just like you parked it.
