Well I'm at a loss now...
I'm on the compression stroke at #1 TDC with the #1 post at the rotor location, So with the Carb held wide open with no choke and starter fluid it still won't fire up.
Cold engine needs a rich mixture. Hence the choke should be shut or nearly shut.
Holding the throttle wide open means its impossible for idle system to flow. The idle system works on manifold vacuum, as illustrated in in this link.
But on starter fluid I did get my first and only partial fire with a small instant backfire up the carb, nothing after that. So I tried to advance a bit to see if I could get a spark and still nothing.
