Mooing, Burping, just not startin, Rambler - UPDATE

["Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

An update:

Ok, set the key to START, pulled the wire from the coil to the distributor, 
put a plug on it, and using the manual remote starter, i got spark.  Ok, 
reset the coil wire, pulled the number one wire, put plug on it, held it to 
block, i get spark.

For giggles and since im getting good at it, I put my finger over Cyl1 hole, 
cranked till it got burped off, manually moved the block to TDC, reset 
timing on distributor (it was pretty much on already). Put everything back 
in place, get in car, crank, wrr wrr wrr POOF, wrr wrr wrr POOF. Im 
backfiring out the carb (smoke).  Hmm.

So I did a compression test on all cylinders, the first number is the inital 
jump to point, the second number is where it jumps to when it continues to 
crank.

Cylinder 1: 80/100
Cylinder 2: 80/100
Cylinder 3: 85/100
Cylinder 4: 100/120
Cylinder 5: 100/120
Cylinder 6 100/110

Those numbers dont look so bad to me, no?

I did a continuity check. Hooked up idiot light to the POS battery, turned 
key to START, get light ON at Pos Coil. Get light ON at distributor body.

So.. everything seems to be in the right place, right timing, right 
connection... but I still wont start (and get backfire out of carb when i 
try to start by Key.)

Anything else I should try?

Thanks!

> What is new:
> Plugs, Plug Wires, Coil (Flamethrower coil I had, new), Distributor (with
> Pertronix Elec Ignition conversion), Battery, Battery Cables, Starter. 
> The
> car is a 65 Rambler with a 232 6cyl Auto
>
> So.. the entire ignition is pretty much new except for the main wiring
> harness.
>
> The car DID run, although badly, before i did everything. Last week I did
> most of that stuff, and when I tried to start the car, it would turn over
> but not run for long and the carb would spew/cough out fuel. The general
> consensus was "your 180 degrees off". Ok. Cool. Lets work with that.

>