see the tail in the pick on the back in this picture, there is a hole in the dizzy that tail fits into.


see the hole ( ignore the orange arrow, jst a google pick
but it does point towards the hole

 

Heres all the pics:

break is pointed out on the OEM one and the brown one broke right at the left end.

 

I'm so glad to see it's not just me with this problem. You're most likely going to need to file the little tab that holds it in the distributor so it will seat properly. I tried BWD, and 2 motorcraft rotor buttons in mine. Eye balling it, they look the same, but any new one won't sit down in there and just breaks when I go to start the truck. But the current one always works.

So just try taking a file to one. I'll be doing it soon because I feel bad running new plugs/cap/wires and the old *** rotor

 

that red thing on the dizzy (with the hole in it) can you turn it by hand?

 

nope, I tryed to but cut my hand open instead...gave a little red to my new bluw wires lol

 

maybe I was being retarded and didn't seat it right? but would a broke rotor be the only cause of my problems?

 

check inside that accel cap and look at the brass ends very very close and look for any type of knick or scratches on them. also look on the rotor the side with the brass contact and look for any knicks or scratches

 

I think there were...

But my noob question is would the broke rotor cause my truck not to start?

 

yes it would,

 

would the knicks mean that I didn't seat it right? And once I get the new rotor tomorrow should I throw in my new gapped plugs before or after I try and start it?