Please help I’m Stuck It’s been 5 months

Here's part one



Part two





Having trouble getting my 73 Duster to start. Could you help?

1. A230 = 3 Speed Manual transmission

2. Slant 6 225

3. It's hooked up to a ignition starter button for push start.

4. Tried a new Neutral/Backup Switch cleaned the hole area it came from on the transmission

5. New starter installed.

6. New Standard Motor Products US88 Ignition Switch installed

7. New Standard Motor Products RU12T Ignition Coil Resistor installed

8. New Standard Motor Products LX101T Ignition Module Control Unit installed

9. Clean air filter

10. I can turn the key on and push the push button start I have hood up to the starter and it will crank after a few cranks but only with starter fluid.

11. I checked a line looking thing I see next to the

Neutral/Backup Switch it's a metal line connected to the mail 3 speed tranny but that's loose not sure if I need to adjust something in there.

12. My floor gears are normal I believe.

13. The car drives but hard shifts with noise coming out of first gear but after that gear onward it shifts fine.

15. The car is in neutral when I try to start it.
I'm sure the slave linkage button on the top of the steering column works good it unlocks the key so I can hold the key down in the starting position while pushing the start button then the Duster Starts.

I don't know what else to do to just get this to start every time on the first try. What the heck is going on with this car what can I do guys?

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