[QUOTE=govettego]....I followed book to the letter on timing and according to the shop manual crank, cam , and distributor all exactly as they should be timed...

But still no matter what i do the car turns over but will not start... pops a little here and there but nothing.....
Let's try the distributor drop first... I never feel good about tearing down the labor intensive part of diving back in to the front of the engine. Simple things first and then dive in.