LOL
I think the engine not running correctly seems to be the problem. Not sitting in the garage not running.
As for with the engine not running you don't even need a carburetor much less a distributor. Shoot sitting in the garage you can pull the heads off of it the cylinder pressures will stay the same. You crack me up.
What I'm talking about, Randall is the distributor has zero effect on a compression test. Understand? And no, you cannot take the head off and get the same results. I'm glad you're amused, but you clearly don't understand.