New engine, won't run!

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Some engines set the dots both facing up and some point the dots together in the middle. Maybe the mechanic who put it together used the wrong method. Only way to tell it to pull the timing cover off. Chevy V-8's put the dots together in the middle.

I'm not saying that there isn't a valve timing issue here, but the above statement is completely un-true.
The crank gear is exactly half the size of the cam gear, so the "dots" will not always meet in the middle when the crank's "dot" is up. If you start out with the "dots" in the middle and turn the crank exactly one revolution....the cam's "dot" will not be at the bottom anymore, it will be at the top.
This BTW is TDC of the compression stroke for the #1 cylinder