distributor intermeadiate shaft?

70aarcuda said
it does not matter where the intermediate shaft is pointed...as long as #1 on the rotor is pointed at #1 on the cap.....yes..the service manual shows it pointing toward the intake bolt on right front of the engine...you can move the intermediate shaft by using a large screw driver and turning the opposite direction as the engine turns...it will move up the cam gear...then move it to where you feel a warm and fuzzy feeling...

but it does not matters...

and a ford has a timing gear on the end of the distributor...a mopar does not...

That's right. As long as you can get the timing set correctly without the vacuum canister hitting the intake or the firewall your fine. I've even seen guys install the dist. 180* out and instead of pulling it back out and doing it right they just moves the plug wires around to make up for it and the engine ran just fine. Only problem then was some plug wires barely reached and others were too long because the plug wires were cut to fit the other way.