" When I look in the shop manual they have number one near the 12 o'clock position but some diagrams on the net have the #1 point on the cap the next position over, that did confuses me."

The terminal for the # 1 wire should be closer to # 8 cylinder than # 7 on a 283 points-type ignition.


1940 Chevy KC 1/2-Ton
In the Stovebolt Gallery