Moose I had never thought of doing that, neat idea! I think I was about 12 when dad taught me to "Walk" the distributor. Told me to get the motor on #1 TDC, then slam distributor down all the way, then walk it one hole at a time till the distrib pointed at the correct #1 position for the intake/carb set up. (Hi-rise/ 2x4/3x2, etc)
Gonna try that sometime!