Rogue_Ant

Is the tach bounce consistent? Does the motor fire at all? Have you double/triple-check spark-plug routing?

Trav

ive quadruple checked it. occasionally ill get one bump my battery is dead now rotor was fine

Trav

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Rogue_Ant

The tach should bounce at regular intervals while cranking...

Trav

it is

Rogue_Ant

Have you verified that every cylinder is getting spark?
If so, then at this point, I would pull the fuel rail with injectors attached, and crank-it over. Visually verify that every injector is working.

Trav

That was the first thing I did yesterday after the fuel pump.

Rogue_Ant

So, just to re-cap:

You are getting consistent spark to every cylinder, and the correct firing order.
You verified that every injector is squirting fuel.
You verified cam-timing.

Running out of possibilities... How is the engine ground? I had a similar issue years ago that turned out to be the main ground-cable to the engine.
Also, how do the plugs look? Possible that they are glazed-over and not actually firing?

Trav

I put new plugs in the start of this issue. Where is the main ground located do you know off hand?

Rogue_Ant

Backside of the engine, on the top of the bellhousing.

Trav

Idk that they are corroded but they're definitely connected I noticed last night that the insulation was crumbling off when I was timing to engine. Ill look again when I get out of work ill let you know again you've been phenomenal thanks for all the help.

Rogue_Ant

For a quick test, just take a jumper-cable and use it to ground the engine block directly to the battery. Then if the car fires, you know the issue.

Glad to help... not starting - it can only be so many things. Eventually we will figure it out!

Ky944TurboNewbie

I know it is a dumb question, but just to make sure... The firing order you have is correct, but is where are you starting? Looking at the distributor cap is it like this?

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Like I said... I am sure it is a dumb question, but wanted to make sure.