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Pull the number 1 spark plug and lightly hole your finger over the hole. Have a helper bump the starter until your finger pops off the hole. You will be close to your timing mark. Rotate the engine by hand until the marks line up. Drop the distributor in so that the rotor is pointed in the general direction of the #1 cylinder. Make sure that the distributor drops all of the way to the intake. If it doesn't, take a long flat blade screw driver and rotate the oil pump shaft so the distributor drops in all of the way. You might be off a tooth either direction but you'll be able to rotate the distributor enough to compensate.