Changed distributor, now car won't start! It's running, I'm not an idiot!

[blfuller]

Line it up with the #1 plug wire in the dis. cap.

 

Craven,

That's what I did, I edited my original post. Anyway I'm going to try the finger in the #1 spark plug hole to find TDC, even though the plate has the marks maybe mines at 6 degrees too.

[blfuller]

Well finally got it running this weekend. I did a compression test and found that I had zero pressure in cylinder #2. I removed the valve cover and after looking things over I discoverd that one of the rocker arm closest to the front of the engine was not seated properly on the valve stem. The rocker arm has a slot in it for the valve stem to go into, this one had the valve stem sitting on top of the edge not down inside the slot. This caused the valve not to fully close. I pushed the rocker arm towards the front of the engine and click it fell into place. I started it up and it ran great. Now I will have to wait and see if my reseal of the cam cases don't leak anymore.

[Craven]

Well finally got it running this weekend. I did a compression test and found that I had zero pressure in cylinder #2. I removed the valve cover and after looking things over I discoverd that one of the rocker arm closest to the front of the engine was not seated properly on the valve stem. The rocker arm has a slot in it for the valve stem to go into, this one had the valve stem sitting on top of the edge not down inside the slot. This caused the valve not to fully close. I pushed the rocker arm towards the front of the engine and click it fell into place. I started it up and it ran great. Now I will have to wait and see if my reseal of the cam cases don't leak anymore.

Ya I'd say that would make it run mighty ugly.