New Cam/heads and it wont start. Help!

[ihatericeburners]

Originally Posted by leftybass209

Did you check that the cam was installed correctly? You can be exactly dead on with tdc, but if the cam and timing set wasn't in alignment, your exact symptoms will occur. If that is spot on and you know for sure it is, advance or retard your distributor. You've got nothing to lose because it already won't fire.

I installed the cam and timing set "dot to dot" Then I turned the engine over to get both at 12 o'clock. But then I had something tell me that timing was off when I was doing my valve lash. I verified TDC and found the timing mark on my balancer didn't match. I have turned the engine over many times now.

I tried playing with the timing too. Going from 0 to 20 degrees. I also have a flat tappet cam and don't want to run the risk of wiping the lube off my cam.

Thanks! I feel like its always best to talk these kind of things out.