[Diligenterprise]

Hey Coalminer - You're a lifesaver! True to Chry/Ply/Dodge/Mopar electrics that caused me to shun them for decades - no where did I see in Chilton's et al that #1 contact wasn't under #1 tower. Pulled the cap and saw immediately what you meant. My 13 year old son who was my cranker-while-I-turned-the-distributor wide eyed amazement when the engine kicked over was delirious.
This van has 150K original owner miles and using a timing light I can't get it to go to 12 degrees btdc which the sticker says. Its limit is 15 degrees before the distr. hits the plenum. I tried resetting the dist. one curve away but lost the timing mark completely, fearing engine damage so I reset it back. Any suggestions? Remembering I have installed a new timing belt.