its all good now jdl, i got her running!!!!

all we did was pull the tab on top the rotor, so that it would be closer to the cap, and we ended up spinning the cap the other way lol fired right up after a little gas poured into the carb.

thanks for all the good info!!

1945 chevy 1 1/2 ton project
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