Advice Needed - Can't Start Rebuilt 273

dam i could have sworn i mentioned something of this afect about valves being to tight??

You certainly did :) Hopefully that is the final problem I have.

I was positive I adjusted the valves correctly by the method I chose, which I did. But I finally had to come to the realization that the METHOD was incorrect. I wasn't expecting that. Same with the distributor being 180 out. Again a lack of the CORRECT knowledge on my part. I did not know that the timing marks facing each other was #6 TDC instead of #1. All valuable experience I guess :)