? about ka distributor installation

[jrsink]

i'm finishing up a built ka (de obd1) install into my 92 240 vert;

i just wanted to clrify something about the installation of the distributor back into the motor;

On the distibutor, when you line up the circle dot with the other mark line on the distibutor, and you are pushing/inserting the distibutor into the motor, it hits the teeth inside and you are twisting as you slide it into place. this movement obviously shift your marks on the distibutor.my question is should i be compensating for this maybe 1/8 inch movement on the distibutor when it is twisted into place.also,how do i know exactly where to twist it to, because on the hole where the bolt goes through it is like an oval, not just a regular hole, so you have the ability to set the distibutor really anywhere bolted down.

can someone help me understand this before installation ruins my new motor.

[Ligouri Rd]

I don't remember if I compensated for the gear rotation or not but you can double check the orientation by taking off the distributor cap. The rotor should point to cylinder one when the rotated correctly.

[KFL]

1- set motor to tdc (check exhaust cam lobe is facing outwards(remove oil cap) tdc is the 2nd mark from left on the crank pulley.

2-insert distr. as you stated mark aligned with dot

[jrsink]

yeah, i know how to set tdc, i know how to line up the marks on the distributor too,BUTi am unsure about once you insert the dist into the motor, and the marks moving when you twist it into place....?

[jrsink]

i need a fricken timing light!