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EDIT: We took the plugs out and put some oil in each cylinder. The compression has come back up on each of the cylinders. Hopefully the rings were just stuck from sitting for 30 years and the oil lubed them up good? I will let you know more when I put the plugs back in and we try to start the...

Ok folks it looks like it's coming down to bad compression. We hooked up a gauge and the the #1 cylinder is at 75. The rest are at about 45 to 50. My question is now though... what would cause only #1 to be "okay-ish" but the other 5 cylinders to be EQUALLY bd? I would appreciate any input and...

I really think the best thing to do is get the car running with the new distributor and plugs that I installed before swapping it for electronic ignition. That way I can go ahead and rule that out completely and know it isn't ignition related. Get car running first then change over. Thanks for...

Never heard it run. I don't think it has been driven since 85' according to the register sticker on windshield. They stopped driving it for some reason though.

I have both set correctly to my knowledge but he is going to verify my work before making any other changes. As I said earlier I have the first cylinder at tdc on its compression stroke. I also have the distributor rotor on the #1 plug tower with correct firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4. I do not...

My father is coming here to help me next weekend. He is going to bring a kit to rebuild the carb and a Guage to test cylinder compression. He said there could be a problem with valves or stuxk rings from setting too long? Who knows? Hopefully we will get this sorted out.

No such luck. I figured out the original timing mark on the pulley is accurate so I rotated the engine twice around until the dist rotor pointed to #1. Still won't fire up. I think my problem is adjusting the distributor now. Does the rotor have to be dead on top of the #1 wire tower when...

Ok I am starting to understand the process better now. I will make another attempt later today to adjust timing again. Will let you know. Thanks.

I'm not sure how comfortable I am with running the starter long enough for me to figure out the timing with a light gun. ( remember I am still a newbie ). Plus I don't have a light gun available to me I would have to go rent or buy one. But could you please explain to me the difference...

Ok so I went and swapped my wires to the correct firing order. Before I just had them 1-2-3-4-5-6 ( yes I'm a newbie here ). After I have corrected the firing order the car definitely is trying to putter more but by no means a lot ( like it would be if it was about to start ). I honestly don't...

Ok here's where I'm at. I replaced the distributor and wires. Now I actually get spark but the engine still won't fire up. To be fair I'm not sure I got the rotor in the right spot as I just slapped the new one in without marking where the old one went. Would having the rotor off or timing off...

Ok I went back to harbor freight and got me a 6 volt / 12 volt circuit tester (looks like a screwdriver and lights up ) lol With the ignition on the light is on while touching the positive on coil. The light is also on while touching the wire going from the coil to the distributor. I wished I...

I believe the car still has stock ignition system. I have a cheap digital multimeter from harbor freight for testing. My guess is no power to coil / distributor or have bad distributor. How do I test for these?

Please help me. I have 1970 Plymouth Duster that will crank but won't start. The parts I have replaced are: Starter, relay, coil, and spark plugs. I took spark plug out and tested but am not getting spark. I also took distributor cap off and can see the rotor turning. I don't know what else...