[Michael Mayben]

Hang in there Travis, you'll soon figger this stuff out and it'll be second nature!

Ya need to start from the beginning and "re-stab" the distributor to make sure it's in the correct position initially. But again, these IH SV motors are WEIRD!

Align the timing mark on the crank balancer to TDC on the COMPRESSION stroke for number EIGHT (8) cylinder. As you come to TDC, stop rotating just before the timing mark aligns, do NOT go past the mark and then come back to it! IMPORTANT!

Make CERTAIN that the oilite bronze bushing is in correct position in the block just above the oil pump drive, it MUST be there otherwise that distributor will not last more than 10 minutes once the engine cranks.

Then align the distributor rotor with #8 plug wire terminal on the cap and rotate the distributor about 1/8th of a turn COUNTER-CLOCKWISE and then drop into position while ya wiggle the rotor to allow the gears to mesh, the oil pump drive tang will go into it's slot first and then the drive gear will slide into mesh with the cam gear. The rotor tip should now be pointing at the #8 cap terminal. It won't be PERFECT alignment until ya rotate the distributor a tad.

Next just snug the distributor holdown in place to allow the distributor to be rotated by hand so you can set the timing.

Next up, re-wire the distributor cap starting with #1 cap terminal which is the terminal just to the RIGHT of #8. The firing order again is...1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2. So follow that pattern around the cap, plugging each wire into it's appropriate cap terminal and then the spark plug for that cylinder.

Once you have the distributor cap wired correctly, you will be ready to bust it off and set the timing. Get back to us if you need help with that operation.