Do you have to time your engine after putting a new distributor on

Hello Ryan,

Yes you will need to time the engine. You will need a timing light and connect it to the #1 cylinder and to the battery. You can get it pretty close if you look at where the adjustment was on the old distributor and just install it in the same place and the engine will fire up. There should be a sticker under the hood letting you know where the timing should be.

Here is a diagram on where the marks are and where to set it (red mark).

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken