Rebuilt KA wont start :/

[136baker]

I bought a rebuilt bottom end off some guy on craigslist (i know, super sketchy) but it seemed well put together. i slapped my head from my old engine (which i got rebuilt about 23,000 miles ago) but it wont turn on now.

And so I've read threads about distributor being 180 degrees off and tdc and this is where i stand right now. for some reason it wont turn on. Everything is plugged in, grounds are where they should be, but still not turning on. sounds like its misfiring for some reason.


Did a compression test and unfortunately got 155, 155, 90, 160. The guy who rebuilt it must've done the piston rings wrong on cylinder 3 or something but would that not make my car turn on? I mean I've heard of 240s running on basically 3 cylinders before.

I really just need this to run as this is my local daily. If I'm close to getting it to run please let me know! if I'm far from it, or have to take the head off again or disassemble anything please let me know! this will be the deciding factor on whether i should be broke for a couple of months to go SR or keep this KA.

Thank you guys!


Ive attached images and a link of the engines behavior below! thanks again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xOOFTWyiiI