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Originally Posted by Sirrotica

I just crank the engine a few bumps with the starter, and it drops by itself, No pushing on it, trying to get it into the shaft, no turning the shaft with a long screwdriver. You guys make this a ton harder than it is. I can drop the distributor in any engine in less than 5 minutes. I've put in hundreds of distributors, I bet not 1% of the distributors I've installed have dropped in all the way in the last 50 years. Quit trying to make it seat the first time, you're wasting a ton of time.

Once it drops in just turn the engine over until the marks line up again, install the hold down, and it's ready to fire. One other thing is he tells you to advance the distributor a slight bit, not drop it right on #1 terminal, because most engines need about 10 degrees to fire up and run, they run pretty sick at 0 degrees.

I will definitely give this a try. Thank you