68 dart 318 troubleshooting challenge

[pedalpowerceo]

oh, and after I fixed the wiring order, it still did not start right away.

I had to turn the dist 180 degrees first!! :cheers:

 

[cudajim]

I have to agree with many of the above replies.... 318 engines are notorious for having loose timing chains and it probably jumped a tooth or two. If it's got more than 50k miles on it you can bet it's loose. It's a fairly easy fix though.