I am just about to drop the 408 into my 94 GT Convertible. Yesterday I filled it with oil and checked for leaks and pressure with my pre-oiler. This, of course, required me to remove the distributor. As I ran the oil pump I also rotated the motor so the oil would move throughout. All was well until I went to reassemble the distributor. Now all the marks I made to show the position of the distributor itself and the rotor were useless because the engine had been rotated.
Now, when I built the engine I located TDC and installed the adjustable timing indicator to point at 0 degrees. If I continue to rotate back to an indicated 0 degrees can I reinstall the distributor with the rotor pointing to the number one ignition wire and be on my way or is there a possibility of being 180 degrees off?
Now, when I built the engine I located TDC and installed the adjustable timing indicator to point at 0 degrees. If I continue to rotate back to an indicated 0 degrees can I reinstall the distributor with the rotor pointing to the number one ignition wire and be on my way or is there a possibility of being 180 degrees off?