Yes hose was unhooked. Engine was set at tdc at assembly. Its boggling my mind man. I just dint see how it could even run that far if it actually were 40 something degrees. It fires clean hot amd cold and runs smooth. I havent driven it yet so i dont know what its gonna do under load
does dist have a advance curve in it?? I find mopar dists, have a long slot for weights to travel, which gives it a lot of total timing. I assume you have light springs inside dist? first off, recheck TDC with a piston stop.