Engine started but!

[Nima]

Alrighty, The engine started finally. Unfortunatley I couldn't use 68C15 advise to make a whistle to find TDC, therefore I just use other guys advise and used my finger. Although one other board memeber mentioned that even a blind can find it, I was not sure if I could get the TDC exactly (other thing was, I was rotating the engine with one hand while my othe hand's finger was in the hole!). Anyways, When I get the pressure at #1 I dropped the distributor (which went very smooth)and put the rotor toward first wire. When I tried touse the timming light and move the distributor to make it run bettrevit would die or rpm would go higer. Also when I turned off, it was very hard to get it back up again.One other thing, the smoke smells very rich.
So how far am I off?
For those who don't know my story, Somebody tried to play mechanic and changed the intake and carb, then couldn't get the thing started!. It has been a good experience though and I appreeciated all your help.