another no start issue!!!! (more than a little frustrated)

Since you're a chevy guy, I'm thinkin' you're 180 degrees off. Ford and Chevy smallblocks have the cam and crank dots at 6 and 12 O' clock at tdc on the compression stroke of the # 1 cyl. Not so with the small block mopar. #1 cyl will be on the compression stroke when both dots are at 12 o'clock. Just put your point style distributor in for now (one problem at a time), Make sure #1 is on the compression stroke at TDC, drop in your oil pump drive gear and make sure the rotor is pointing to the # 1 spark plug wire terminal (or a little before).

Not sure what the arc welder ignition thing as all about. If you find out, let me know. I want to hook up an ignition to my garage doorknobs to keep the rif-raf out. :smile: