I will re-drop the distributor and check firing order and plugs in the morning. You guys keep mentioning valves and its making me pucker a little. You look a few posts down and you will see that i was having issues with adjusting the valves so i had hoped nobody would bring it up. ha ha.

@Gary, you mentioned the lash being a "tad" too tight... would say 1/8 of a turn too tight all the way around be a "tad"? I went another 1/8 turn more than the procedure i choose to go with. Now im worried.