Distributor Shaft Alignment, Small sector to Left/driver side? or Right/pass. side? Options

[Gatornapper]

Haynes Manual, page 65, Fig. 3.6, referenced from page 64, Pp. 6, #7: "install it so that.........an angle of 12 deg. .......with the small sector facing towards the outside of the car."

On my 914, the small sector is on the left.

If I'm reading this correctly, this is ambiguous and does not clarify it "the outside of the car" is the Driver's side or Passenger side.......

Can someone clarify this please? Or am I missing something (not the first time...).....

TIA,

GN

[rjames]

Maybe I’m missing something... Is the rotor is pointing at #1 when it is tdc? If yes, tighten the dizzy, but not too tight. From there, check that the points gap is correct.
Set the dwell 44-45 degrees and you are ready to start the car and then set dynamic timing.
Points and dwell must be set right for the car to start.
There is also a mark on the flywheel that you can see from engine bay that indicates tdc for #1 if you pry back the engine tin/seal a bit.

[Gatornapper]

Thanks!

I have previously marked the following on both the front side of the impeller where you can see it and the flywheel:

TDC (black), 7.5 deg. BTDC (white), and 27 deg. BTDC (red).

GN

Maybe I’m missing something... Is the rotor is pointing at #1 when it is tdc? If yes, tighten the dizzy, but not too tight. From there, check that the points gap is correct.
Set the dwell 44-45 degrees and you are ready to start the car and then set dynamic timing.
Points and dwell must be set right for the car to start.
There is also a mark on the flywheel that you can see from engine bay that indicates tdc for #1 if you pry back the engine tin/seal a bit.