360 LA engine crank no start

hey Owen
welcome aboard

couple of things to consider, does this 360 have a new cam in it?
if it has, you are going to want to do a break in for it, meaning as soon as it fires you get it up to 2000-3000 RPM and keep it there for about half an hour

(that is provided the cam was not properly broken in by your engine builder)

the very first thing i would check it that the engine is not only on the top dead center of the number 1 cylinder, but also that it is on the TDC of the compression stroke

(being a 4 stroke engine, you will run across TDC twice for every time it fires)

next, i would bypass the ballast resistor
it is a little white doohicky mounted on the fire wall with two wires going in, and two wire going out
you can make a quick jumper wire with two spade connectors and bypass it for now
(all it does is lower the voltage to the coil when the key is in the run position)


next, check for fuel
as mentioned, opening the throttle and looking down into the barrel you should be able to see the little squirts of fuel

if you dont, we need to follow that path down



who build your engine?
are all parts compatible with the car your putting it in?
did you reuse the stock distributor?
how old is the gas in the tank?