[joea]

Well I have a mark across the distributor base and manifold. I lined those up before pushing the distributor fully in. The cap and housing also have marks across them. Lined up correctly. I did not note the rotor position when I removed the distributor, however since I had to turn th crank anyway for installling the rocker assembly, I just started over from TDC. I determined this by watching the intake pushrod while turning the engine over. When it came down from lift the next time the timing marks lined up was TDC. I think I am going to pull the distributor and try from scratch...I just re-read the install process in the Steve Christ book and I did not align the rotor with #1 on the cap then back it off 45 degrees before seating the distributor.