distributor shaft placement?

[spikeyamir]

I followed the FSM for installing the distributor/oil pump shaft and it matches the position and picture in the manual. when i put the distributor in and put the rotor on it seems to be in between two spark plug wires. the engine is set at TDC and i just want to make sure that this is where the rotor is supposed to be pointed at TDC. also, should the #1 spark plug wire be the one on top of the rotor in this position or just below it?

Thank you much.

[Weasel73240Z]

This is what it should look like. Thanks to SBlake and xray for providing the pics when I needed them.

Normally, at least on my 73, the #1 spot on the cap is around 9 o'clock, not near the top. Check out the other pic for cap orientation.

[Weasel73240Z]

It can be real easy to be off by just a tooth on the dizzy shaft. And if you are, it won't run right. I battled that for about 2 days before I finally got everything dialed in right. Once SBlake sent me the pic, I got it in just a few tries, but I must've taken the oil pump out 10 times before I finally did.

[spikeyamir]

Thanks a bunch guys. Just wanted to make sure everything looked ok.