Yep, all along I was concentrating so much on firing ORDER and plug ORDER that the cap being the wrong rotation slipped by me everytime I "checked" it.15486372 going
Counter-Clockwise was the ticket. ...just like you guys suggested.
Before breaking thru, frustration setting in....
This old Cap "MADE IN USA" that I had wrote the numbers on months ago woke me up to what y'all were saying.
Running well! Elation!
Just for info- Rotating the engine to find TDC, like Daniel/KIT suggested....I found this mark. To the right of it there are the tick marks/timing marks. Is this mark TDC ?
Again, I cant thank y'all enough for your help. I'm away for the weekend so hopefully I can get back in the garage next week. I'm going to keep the points and current ignition on for a little while. Next up, I'll be asking loads of "timing" questions, so run for the hills.
-M
1958 - F100 272 w/3-spd column