I used the method to time mine by inserting a stiff plastic rod into the # 1 cylinder and rotating the crank by hand taking care not to get the piece of plastic in a bind when the piston comes up. works best with two people. one to crank and one to keep the plastic rod from binding and watching the rotation of the rotor. If you can't get it to start and it pops and backfires then re insert the plastic rod and find TDC on the next stroke the re align your rotor with the # 1 spark plug wire terminal on the distributor cap. this should get you close to time then you need ti fine tune with a timing light and the index marks on the dampner.
