starting issue

As always "basics......."

Remove carb if necessary, check throttle cable adjustment and "if" carb butterflies are closing, and don't forget the secondaries

VACUUM LEAKS don't discount anything including cracked / porous intake

Where is the timing?
I don't know...I tried to turn the distributor to see if I could get the idle down but no good.....couldn't adjust the idle on the carb all the adjustments were turned all the way in but were loose and not doing anything