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Another possibility is the rotor gap between the distributor cap electrodes and the rotor. If that gets to large, it gets hard for the spark to jump from the rotor to the plug wires. An improvement in spark might have overcome that for a bit. Worn distributor shaft bearings will usually cause...

Yes, usually there is some indication of an attempt to fire. Backfire through the carb or popping out the exhaust. Still, you have gas at the carb, have drained gas at the carb and have put ether and perhaps gas in the throat of the carb. Given the air flow you have determined through the engine...

Wow, I have never seen a Pertronix setup, but I have heard about them. Neat!! If the distributor shaft tang is symmetrical, then someone has modified it with a civilian lower shaft. ~~~ You are getting a spark and it sounds like sufficient spark to fire a fuel charge. You have introduced...

True about the civilian oil pump. I don't know what his aftermarket distribnutor uses for a block attachment. There are a couple of pins along the distributor shaft and oil pump drive in the military set up. I don't know what the aftermarket distributor looks like, but if any of those pins...

m3751 I understand you are not rotating the distributor, but the distributor shaft. What I am talking about is the bottom end of that shaft. It has a tang that looks like an ordinary screwdriver that fits into the oil pump. That tang is not centered, but it is off set to one side. Even...

m3751 You have pretty well gone over the things to check. I am puzzled by your ability to rotate the distributor 180 degrees. The military distributor has an offset tang on the end that can only fit into the oil pump one way. ~~~ One other simple thing to check would be to take off the top...

I agree that the fuel cap position should be checked. I can't tell you how many people I have helped who thought they were vapor locked (well in a sense they were) while off roading in the Colorado Rockies. However, this is not usually a no start problem after sitting a while as the air will...

I would like to see film of that as well. However paragraphs 283 through 286 would be more to my liking if I was the end location.

Just some thoughts from an old man. The compression is high enough for the engine to start. Oiling the rings and valves should help compression. Pulling all the plugs and then checking the compression will give a more accurate reading. If the starter is dragging and the starter crank speed is...

If the distributor can be stabbed 180 out, something is not military. Assuming the engine is a vintage Chrysler (now called MoPar) 6 cyl flat head, Top Dead Center can be determined by removing the pipe plug over the center of the #6 cylinder. Use a piece of gas welding rod or something similar...

It sounds like an aftermarket distributor so I am guessing either the oil pump has been replaced with a civilian pump or it is a civilian engine used to replace the military Dodge 230.