Just a thought, last one I worked on with a similar problem had a cap that didn't fit quite right onto the distributor. Ended up having to add a shim under the retaining strap to keep it running till the owner got a different cap.

Try having someone hold down on the cap to firmly seat it to the distributor while cranking it over.


On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:03:36 AM UTC-4, stryped wrote:
On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 5:12:26 PM UTC-5, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
stryped fired this volley in news:329f1a87-9d96-4e8d-
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There really is no way to get the distributor 180 out

Like I said. I owned one. You've got plug wires swapped. I'd be willing
to bet on it.

L

Here is the video of the spark I am getting. It was made quickly last night....

https://youtu.be/uD0WS6WOkFY