hey guys i wanted to move this to the engine forums to get more responses. please read posts in link below to familiarize yourself with my situation
thank you all
-Steven
https://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=139702

let me start off i guess,
my battery only had 10.5 volts. now its on the charger and i will hook it back up to the car tomorrow and give it another shot.

well you have everything that is needed for an engine to run

if you are sure your timing is fine then it could be crossed spark plug wires, or even like mentioned a flooded engine

do you have a way to check fuel pressure?

did you do anything to your carb while in the process?

what type of carb is it

well it wouldnt start. its probly the msd. never liked them. i feel the more stuff you have running your ignition (6al box) the more that can go wrong
i quit!

Have you tried to crank it over with 1-plug out and look for spark. Also the Red and Black wires off the MSD box has to go straight to the battery for a good power and ground.

Did the car run before with the MSD. The reason i ask because if it was a point dizz and you just switched over to a MSD ignition, then there is a wire off the starter solenoid (yellow) that doesn't get re-used.

wires are going straight to battery. it did run before i am taking a break. this is the third summer in a row i have wasted on this car

im having the feeling the box is not your problem considering you are getting spark.

why dont you just get a cheap HEI distrib and see if it starts up

you can probably find one for $20.. it will help you diagnose your msd stuff, and it will also be a good back up distrib incase anything happens to it

I’m having a similar problem with mine—doesn’t want to start. It will crank and crank and then when I move the key from start to run, it fires and runs (sometimes).

Try putting your timing light on the #1 wire and look for a flash (or flashes) while you start it. When I did this on mine, I didn’t get a flash until the key went from the start position to the run position. (I have a Mallory distributor.) After poking around in the wiring, I figured out that if I disconnect the aftermarket tach, it fires right up.

I’m still tinkering with mine so I can’t say it is definitely the tach. Just thought I would share my experience.

i get spark. set it a 10* btdc still nothing. im tired