i was told today that there is supposed to be a seal on the bottom of the distributer somewhere by the gear is this true i have never seen or heard of such a thing.

In a stock application there is no o-ring anywhere on the distributor shaft. There is a tight fit where the shaft goes through the block in the lifter valley area. It seals off the oil passage that runs AROUND the distributor shaft to get to the pass. side lifter bank.

Some aftermarket distributors come with grooves for an o-rings (MSD comes to mind) but you still don't use the o-rings in a stock application- leave 'em off and stab in the distributor.

No rubber o ring seal at bottom of dist. shaft.

At top of the dist, where it seats on the intake there is a round, thin, flat paper gasket that goes between intake and dist. though.

thats exactly what i thought, iv put in many and taken alot out and iv never seen one or heard of an o ring befor this guy asked for one at the auto parts store. i was just making sure i was not doing this wrong for years.