Starting my engine build

[Davidf]

Originally Posted by Mrturner1

What's the best way to make sure the timing is set right and to drop the distributor in? I read to rotate the engine to 5 degrees BTDC, then put distributor in with number one wire lined up with the pointer

If you lined up the dots on the cam and crank gear, don't forget to rotate crank 360 degrees before installing distributor pointing to plug wire #1. If you don't, you distributor timing will be 180 degrees out.