When i put the new distributor in i measured how far up on the shaft of the old one that it went in the block and set the retaining ring on the new one at that height and i had to rotate the shaft until it dropped down in the block all the way to where the retaining ring was. I was under the impression that it would not have dropped down in the block unless it was alighned with the oil pump, is that not correct?

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