not jim, but, you will not rotate the rotor itself, the body of the distributor is what you will be turning to set the timing. the wire you are looking for runs from the distributor to the coil. i prefer to dis-connect that wire from the coil, hook one of of the test light to that wire, then hook the other end to the hot side of your battery. if the points are closed, the lamp will light up. loosen the bolt that holds the distributor down a little so the distributor body will rotate. slowly turn the distributor a little each way and watch the points. you want to set it to where the lamp just starts to dim just before the points open. tighten the bolt when you find that spot. be sure your rotor is still pointing to the #1 spark plug on the distributor cap. now you are timed at tdc.
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