Well It Is Trying To Run

I installed a fuel pressure regulator before the Solex carb last weekend. I tried to start it and i killed the old battery.
Tonight i pulled the new battery out of my Wrangler to try and get the jeep running.
Well It wanted to. I got a can of starting fluid and it will "fire" but it just wont run. I tried the rotate the wires on the cap method just in case i was off. I did get a backfire out of the carb a few times and that at least let me know i was probably 180 out. So i put the wires back to where i started and then twisted the distributer around to see where i can find the spot where it will run. I previously did the "static timing" but it just didnt want to run. So i can get it to fire but not run so i am getting spark.
I honestly think i just have two really bad carbs. I just cant get it to run and the starting fluid only gets it to fire for a second but nothing else.

 

i am getting plenty of fuel. it is still flooding the bottom of the intake.

 

This whole engine does not make sense to me. That is why it is killing me.
I have started at TDC so many times it just isnt funny.

I do know that it is smoking like insane out of the vent from oil fill tube into the metal cross over pipe. i do not have the air tube connected to the carb top and smoke is coming out. That is bugging me. i already checked all the valves and do not know where the smoke is coming from

 

Yes it is.

compression is between 75-85. not great but should fire

 

Verified TDC

No marks on pully.
The Flywheel has been swapped 180 by previous owner

Nice new points, Set correctly. I am getting spark.

 

Does it have timing gears and not a chain? Timing gears distributor turns counter clockwise.

 

I will go back in it tonight and start again.

Now I have seen the distributer rotate a million times but i cant remember off the top of my head if it was CW or CCW
I even flipped the wires opposite directions yesterday to try that.

I have done the finger over the hole method for finding TDC. Stupid question, will i get pressure on Exhaust stroke? I have also put the compression gauge on it and looked at the pressure as it rises to the TDC.

Condensor is new. It is getting spark just fine.

Only other thought i had was I did adjust the valves when i had it apart. Is there a way that i could totally screw up the valves and make it not start? I believe i got the adjustment right, but there is always a way to fail.

I pulled distributer and found it was not right and had to pull oil pump to fix. The clocking is correct.

Another thing i noticed last night and need to bring up. I got a new cap for the autolite distributer a while ago, and when twisting it last night i noticed that likes to come off the distributer. The clips do not like to hold onto it good. It is on the distributer but just does not feel right. I know there are two different size caps. Are the size difference night and day, or could the larger cap fit on the smaller distributer?

 

It fits the lug, it doesnt "spin" it just seems to easily get knocked off. either because the metal clips dont hold it enough or a little larger. I did try to put an Fhead cap on and it fit the same.