72 360 first start question

I'm terrible at writing and thinking at the same time. I meant when i turn the oil gear CCW it ends up between 1 and 3 and I retard the timing by turning the dist. CW. towards the passenger side.
OK. The retard by turning CW makes sense. I am still not sure what you are saying here; if you turn the shaft 1 tooth CCW, you are not going to end up anywhere near #3 spark plug. Do you mean the spark rotor ends up pointing between #1 and #3 cylinders?