Mike
You say you have a new distributor. I believe you have a roller cam that probably needs a steel or bronze gear. You need to be sure the distributor gear is correct for the cam or you will be doing this all over again very soon. Most if not all new or rebuilt distributors will have a cast iron gear that will not work with a steel cam and will ruin the cam gear most likely.
Good luck.
Forest
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