Hey everyone, Needing some assistance. I've got my hands on a second hand distributor which I have installed in my r31 skyline executive (1989) but, being new to this, I forgot to take note of the crank angle when I removed the original. To get things working again my research leads me to understand that I need to somehow get the engine to top dead centre and align the rotor inside the distributor cap to the number 1 point. To try and get the engine to TDC I followed some advice from another forum post which suggested I try pushing the car whilst in drive to rotate the engine, but no rotation actually occurs. Is there a step I am missing? Is this because my car is an auto? What other options are there to get the engine to TDC with or without further disassembly? To make things worse, the battery is now out of juice. Assuming that I can jump start the car or get a fresh battery, is there anything else that I need to do to get the car running? Thanks, Jon

You'll have to use a socket & a big bar to turn the engine over. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Thanks, the image was very helpful. Engine is ticking over again. Jon