Why is my car skipping

1973 FORD RANCHERO
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AUCHEF334
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I have a 1973 ford Ranchero 302, I can not get to car to start unless the firing order is 1/8th to the right of 1 so instead of 15426378 i have to do 54263751 and i can tell is skipping but not sure what to do to fix it
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:27 AM
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how did this happen?
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:36 AM
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do you mean you switch wires on cap or loosened distributor and turned it?
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:46 AM
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did you remove distributor and put it back in? you have to allow 1/8 retard when doing this as the shaft rotates 1/8 when inserting into block.
Apr 30, 2012 at 5:48 AM
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AUCHEF334
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I changed the spark plugs and wires and that's when it started. I have removed the distributor, But i have loosened it to try and adjust the timing ( after the original problem )
Apr 30, 2012 at 6:33 AM
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so if you changed wires, did you do it 1 at a time?
Apr 30, 2012 at 6:56 AM
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no
Apr 30, 2012 at 8:14 AM
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then how do you know if t he removed wires were not also off by 1?
Apr 30, 2012 at 8:33 AM