Okay so this is a really pecuilar problem. Im going to start from the beginning though, so recently my car has been hard to start like it took a good amount of time for the engine to catch and run on its own power. Then all of a sudden it would not turn on no matter how long i cranked it and I did some testing and found out my number 8 cylinder wasnt firing did some more diagnostics and found the spark plug was broken replaced it and it didnt help so went to the part store with my ICM and bought a new one (determined it was shot) put the new one on and now it does crank and catch but after a long time. So me and my dad were jacking around with the timing to see if that was it, its set perfectly at 10*. Then the car decides it doesnt want to start any more, we jacked with it some more and found out that it will start up like a champ when we turn the distibuter all the way counter clockwise and then we have to bring it back to its normal resting position to keep it running. Im at a loss for words and things to look at. I could use any hints or help thats possible. Want to get it running as soon as possible so I dont have to drive an Inline 4 to college anymore lol.