Fuel system issues

In my experience new doesnt mean good.
You can rotate the see if there's any play in the dist. drive gear by trying to rotate the shaft back and forth with the engine off (be careful if you have the lightweight advance springs in there...the advance plate moving isnt slop, obviously...lol). Any more than a few degrees is too much.
But the best way is to rotate the crank clockwise until the timing mark is at the "0" mark. Then stop and go counterclockwise VERY slowly (helps if the plugs are out). Watch the rotor. As soon as the rotor moves, look where the mark is on the timing tab. How many degrees does the crank move before the rotor moves? That is the best way to check for slop in the chain and drive gear/cam. The max amount it could move is twice that figure. I've seen some of the new cheaper chains allow as much as 4-5° on the crank with less than 1000 miles. I wish they made tensioners for all engines...lol.