I am doing the waterpump and timing belt on my buddys 89 Raider V6. pump installed easy. Timing belt not so easy it seems...

I checked the marks and checked them and checked them again. After talking with Brendan online for a few minutes (and getting him thoroughly aggravated) I checked the position of the rotor and its not pointed directly at #1, and when I point it at #1 it seems to be 15 degrees before TDC or so says the plastic tab on the timing cover... What the F? I checked and checked and rechecked again and it keeps coming up the same! Am I just too stupid to do a damned timing belt job or was the distributer adjusted? I am pulling hair trying to figure this out. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> Any help would be greatly appreciated! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />