Yea, pull the #1 plug and use a wrench and turn it till the you see the cylinder in the plug hole, then drop the dist in the hole with the rotor pointing just off of the #1 spark plug wire spot, ussualy when you put it in you have to move it a little to catch the gears right. If it doesn't fire up there then your 180 degrees off mark it and pull it and turn half turn put it back in.

 

well, i got it. i couldnt take the dis. back out very easily with the plenum back on and everything back together. i knew i wasnt 180 off because i paid attention when i took it out and i put it back in as close as i could to what it looked like before. i had it turned about 3/4" out from what it should have been. i moved it 3 times one way and it wouldnt go any more so i moved it back the other way the 3/4" and got lucky and it is running perfect. but im going to check it with the timing light tomorrow and see where im at. thanks a lot guys. i appreciate all the help.

 

Glad you got it running, yea those distrib's are a pain sometimes but atleast they'er easy to adjust

 

Moving the distributor has nothing to do with engine timing, that is controlled by the PCM. Moving the distributor changes the fuel sync timing only, so a light will do you know good. You just need to have the fuel sync reset with a capable scanner and you'll be good to go.

 

what do you mean by "have the fuel sync reset with a capable scanner"? the dis. body was turned too far the wrong way and when the rotor would come around it wasnt landing where it was supposed to when it was supposed to. thanks

 

Right, and when it's too far out the fuel sync is off and the PCM can't adjust the timing that far to make up for it. Thats why it was loading up with fuel and you smelled it. When you put a distributor in one of these motors it only goes in one position, and that's with the #1 cyl. at TDC and the dizzy installed so the rotor is pointing to #1. After that the PCM takes over any and all timing changes. Of course if you install it within the capability of the PCM it will start and then once up to operating temp a scanner sets the fuel sync.

 

so what kind of scanner would be needed? it runs pretty good right now. i just want to make sure this thing is running the way it should.

 

If I were you, I'd pull the # 1 plug and with someone turning the motor over with a socket and breaker bar find TDC (on the compression stroke), then turn the distributor so the rotor is pointing towards #1. Start it and drive to a shop that has a Snap On or similar scanner and let them reset it. Then you know it will be right on.