JEEP !!!!!!!!!
Okay...Phew....The #1 intake and exhaust should be closed, as you said to align
the cam to the crank with #1 piston at TDC too.
This is supposing, the distributor rotor is also pointing to #1 plug wire too.
Turn the engine over with plugs out, BY HAND, two revolutions before you go any futher...... this will tell you if you have engine interference anywhere.
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