Starting Troubles

[mojavered]

Put 440 back in car after cam swap, (cam has been degreed), Turned engine over by hand to bolt up flex plate.  So brought back up to TDC on # 1 cylinder, placed gear then dizzy back in with rotor pointing @ # 1.  Had coil disconnected and was laying on firewall, hooked battery up and coil went to ground 2 times until I remembered key was on.  Tried to start, but would not.  Double checked timing issues, nothing.  Did not have a new ballast or ECU, but think problem may be there?  Any thoughts or suggestions?  Thanks.

[PlumCraZRT]

It's turning over but not firing?  It's firing and turning over but won't start?

[Strawdawg]

You did turn the engine over twice so that it was back on TDC (or whatever it took to be on the compression stroke)?

[Chryco Psycho]

  the piston is at TDC twice once to fire & once at the top of exhaust stroke , you may be firing #6 instead  . I assume you have spark when cranking it

[mojavered]

It is firing, turning over, but will not start. 
Yes, turned it over until we had TDC on # 1.

[Strawdawg]

if it is on tdc, have you moved the distributor a bit in both directions to see if it would start?  As opposed to leaving it aimed at number one?

[mojavered]

Yes, then I rotated the plug wires one way then the other to see if it made a diff.  Double checked firing order, started over on the basics.

[Bullitt-]

Had a friend once put his new cam in upside down.....

You sure your getting fuel trough the carb?

[Chryco Psycho]

Back to basics , Air , can you breathe ? Is there spark while cranking , is there fuel in the carb ?

[mojavered]

Did not get to play with it today, but will tomorrow.  Will let you know how it turns out.

[mojavered]

Do you ever do something so dumb, you do not want anyone to know?  When I put the plug wires on, (new cap, rotor, and plug wires) I did not have the cap marked.  I had someone reading me the numbers that the wires go to, but I was going counter clockwise and they were going clockwise.  Switched them up and it fired right up.   

[Chryco Psycho]

Been there done that !!
 I was in a hurry , a customer was picking up his car in a few minutes & the wires kinda had a natural position on the cap so I plugged them in fast ,yup backwards 

[Bullitt-]

              YUP

[ChallengerHK]

The first time I ever replaced a distributor cap, 16 and knew very little about cars, I just pulled wires off and then put them back on the new cap. Order? Why would that matter? 

[Strawdawg]

   LOL...someone called me once to help them start a '55 Ford they were restoring.  I spent an hour before I started tracing wires.  Same problem, wired in the wrong order.  They were Chevy guys.