Dist in 180 out? Please help ASAP

[zachmac]

I have committed the cardinal sin (several) and I need help ASAP please.

I committed the sin of too many things at once, timing belt, AND distributor rebuild at the same time. I am trying to button everyhting up and get herrunning today and it won't start.

FIRST, I know the timing belt is correct. All four marks line up perfectly, the crank at 0*, both cams with holes at pointers and the aux. shaft index at 1 oclock.

Second, the plug wires are correctly wired, cap is marked with firing order and cylindersa re 1-4 from front to firewall (correct?).

Where I went wrong was two fold:

I did NOT mark . index the distributor / block before I pulled it out. I read the instructions for removal and install and figured by lining up all the timing marks and install the distribuotr with #4 firing I would be close enough to get it to run by slight dist. movement.

Here is where I MIGHT have misunderstood / gotten it bass ackwards - the manual says to line up the marks and set the distributor in with #4 firing. Is that the crank mark only (cams 180 out) or all marks aligned (cams and crank marks lined up? I suspect now that it is the latter and I am 180 out since I set it in on #4 with the crank mark aligned but the cams 180 out. It is sparking but I got the kind of backfire that says 180 out. Befroe I go out and swap it can anyone confirm the correct alignment?

BTW, I know to NOT keep cranking / trying while possibly 180 out as i blew the exhaust off a 1061 Cadillac convertible that way once!