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One thing Bentley doesn't mention is that I recall the rotor rotating as the distributor is removed as the drive is bevelled. Try not to move the rotor after removal and it will go back and align with the scribe mark referred to at the bottom of page 280-11. It doesn't matter too much if you do move the rotor; it won't then line up with the scribe mark so you take it out rotate slightly and try again. There is only position that is correct. If for some reason you lose the timing completely, all is not lost as it's just a bit more work. I'll cover that if you lose the timing.
One thing on safety though: I never go anywhere near the HT leads when the engine is running so when you were playing around moving the green wire in your diagnosis you were living dangerously if your hands were near the HT leads.
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1959 Bristol 406 (bought in 1972; sold in 1977)
1966 Porsche 2.0 coupe (bought in 1977; sold 1981)
1978 Porsche SC coupe (bought in 1993)
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