Check your sparkplug wires to make sure you have them in the correct firing order on the cap and that they're going to the correct corresponding sparkplug. You may have fire to your plugs, but it may not be firing at the right time. Your plug wires should be in this firing order on the cap: 2-1 4-3 Since the rotor rotates Clockwise.
You should also bring No1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke by removing No1 plug near the radiator. Hold your thumb over the plug hole while a helper hand cranks the engine over slowly until you pressure against yoiur thumb.
Once you feel pressure against you thumb drop a long plastic straw on top of the piston and you watch the straw rise as the helper keeps cranking the engine until the straw quits rising. Your No1 piston should now be at TDC on the compression stroke. Remove the cap and see where your rotor is pointing. It should be pointing to the No1 plug tower. If it is at the No1 plug tower your engine is in time. If its off you need to pull the distributor or mag and rotate the rotor so it is at the No1 plug tower and reinstall it. Hal
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