I know it is getting a spark cause I put a screwdriver in the end of the plug wire and held it over the valve cover and it sparked,
The plugs looked like they should according to the photos in the chiltons. The timing gear is turning because if I crank the dampener around I can see the distributor rotor turning. The compression was this low the last time I tested it which was the last breakdown it had 2 years ago.
I have tried starting directly on gas and carb cleaner to no avail.
At TDC should the rotor be directly under the #1 plug on the distributor cap? Also the rotor has some rotational play in it. Is that normal?
thanks for the help