Bob: thanks. Good to hear that its more forgiving than I thought. Its pouring here right now so I cant even finish anything else or check anything right now. I do follow you on the gasket thing. I do have a new felpro in there due to oil in the area of the hole. its not a leak but its wet enough to collect dirt. I want to seal that up better and I agree, torquing down the bolt will compress that and rotate the gear a hair.

I read to point it at Cyl #1's general direction. what do you think would be better for keeping the wires looking clean?