Slant 6- Idle and Running

^^ (rotor could be anywhere, depends on where the #1 tower is) if your timing is wandering 360 degrees (!) you sure its not 36 degrees? , that sure sounds like the friggin gear is no longer pinned to the shaft! be spinning balancer ring too.... that would surely prevent you from running, and starting it cold as the ignition timing would be so far off that it would not start. Advance plate not secured to distributor housing? Nothing makes sense that it would start up again cold and run. remove vacuum advance line and let it warm up without it (plug line so it doesnt become a vacuum leak) It should run at -10. Thats Limp home mode for a Ford EDIS.