Finding Number 1 On Distributor?

[bordin34]

How do I find out where my number 1 wire goes on my distributor. The engine is a 73 400. I changed the distributor cap and forgot where it goes there are no markings as to where it goes on the new cap or the old.

[Moparal]

Pull your number one plug and bump the engine over with your finger covering the hole. When it pushes your finger off, this will show you where #1 is for the location, then look at your balancer timing marks, you cand move the crank back a little to get it even closer if you went too far

[nivvy]

this what you are looking for...this is what you are looking at from the passenger fender looking straight at the distributor.......

[bordin34]

Are you sure? Mine was set up with 4 where the 7 is so I guess it was 180 off and it ran. I was told in a reply on another forum that 1 was directly to the left of the hold down clip on the front which made sense to me since I know about where 4 was.

[cowboy]

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If the distributor has been of the engine, at anytime, # 1 could be anywhere...

Do like Moparal told you...

[nivvy]

The pic I posted was where the plug wires plug into the cap...........

[bordin34]

I did the finger over the plug hole thing and my wires plug in 180* off from what you posted.

[matt63]

When installing a distributor you can put #1 anywhere you like by changing the position of the distributor drive gear.  Thus, we can't tell you how this was done by whoever built your engine.  There is a "std" position which I believe requires the horizontal slot in the distributor drive gear to be perpendicular to the engine centerline when the engine is at TDC on cylinder #1.  If you don't want to change the distributor drive gear orientation, just follow Moparal's instructions.  The rotor will be pointing to the #1 wire. Hope this helps.

ps If you are out 180 degrees pull the distributor up and rotate the distributor shaft 180 and reinstall.