Rebuilt 273 - starting for the first time! Help!

One more thing. Make sure you are getting voltage to the coil while cranking. If it is not, you will only get fire when releasing the key from the "Start" to the "Run" position. (I ran into this after a rebuild.) If you think that this is a possibility; run a TEMPORARY wire from the hot side of the battery or the big lug on solenoid to the + side of the coil for testing purposes. To repeat the basic steps
1.) Make sure oil is in the crankcase. :oops:
2.)Turn engine until #1 piston is coming up on the compression stroke.
3.)Put timing mark on 5 or 10 degrees before... 0 should also start it.
4.)Install/Verify distributor timing. :D
5.)Verify firing order.
6.)Secure gas jug and set up siphon to carb. to eliminate potential supply problems.
7.)Check that accelerator pump is spraying gas. Failure means Carb. is suspect. :cussing:
8.)Hot wire ignition ....Temporarily.
9.)Quick shot of Ether and small amount of gas
10.)Start :burnout:
***Keep towel ready in case backfire cases carb. fire*** :banghead: