Distributor Troubles - 65 Rambler

["Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok... try to follow my story, it may be confusing!

I was replacing my distributor today with a new one.  I removed the cap and 
marked the direction of the rotor on the engine (ie: I saw where it was 
pointing and scratched a line in the muck on the valve cover.  I then 
removed the distributor....

I put the new distributor in, which took much wiggling to get it to sit 
right since the sides were so "new" it took some removing and 
reinserting..but i finally got it in and all the way seated. The top of the 
distributor shaft boss meets the block. And the bottom of the distributor 
was in the 'slot' and the distributor was DEFINITELY seated and in place.. 
so I put the rotor back on and... its like 45 degrees off?  Huh?  I can 
understand it being 180degrees off, but its like 45-30 degrees off from my 
initial "mark".  Could i have possibly rotated the engine in my seating the 
new distributor or is something way off??  I tried "turning" the engine with 
my hand by rotating the rotor but it didnt bulge.. so I don't think it could 
have budged when I was putting the distributor in.

My only idea is.. the old rotor wasn't seated. And so my mark was off.

Any ideas appreciated!