Ok…I’m back..
This was way more frustrating than it should be and before I confidently continue…let me ask a few questions.
1.) In order to find 0* and 7* mark I painted the marks after cleaning the area with white and yellow paint pens.
2.) Pulled the valve cover off to check the valves. I was going to hook up the remote button starter but the two terminal id select spun the starter
but puffed a whisp of smoke so i abandoned that plan.
3.) set up an old WYZE cam on top of the starter so i can view the BB and white line remotely using the app on the phone..
Here’s the video link.
4.) rotated the rear tire in 4th gear and watched for the BB to show up on the phone screen to check cylinder 1 and see if both valves are closed…
they are closed with free play in the rockers.
5.) pulled the cap off of the D.U.I distributor to see that the rotor was directed at cylinder #1 on the cap…..it is…but not how the toyota spec shows
in the manual point around cylinder #4
At this point, for those who know about this, can I install the new distributor in any 360* position as long as the new cap and rotor are located at cylinder #1? …. I tend to think so since the fire will occur at cylinder #1 no matter where it lies in the 360* circle…. Am I wrong?
Here are also some photos of the camera process and the cap removed on the D.U.I.