Need help. New forum member. Just finished a rebuild on a 350 Chevy. Stock block bored .040, vortec heads, etc. Tried to fire her last night and no go. One backfire from exhaust, small fuel spitting from carb. Thought I had the distributor in 180 degrees off. Moved the wires around many times and got no better results. Engine was torn down completely and I installed the cam straight up. I rechecked for top dead center on number one cylinder and stuck my thumb over the spark plug hole and turned the engine. No compression! I didn't check any other cylinders, but the engine just didn't sound right when turning over. Like there was no drag on the starter and it spun too freely. I am not the world's most experienced mechaninc and my thought is I have the valves adjusted too tight so they are not closing on any cylinder! Installed the cam with the dot on the crank sprocket pointing north and the dot on the cam sprocket pointing south. Should this not have given me TDC on #1 piston? Could I have the cam in 180 degrees off? Before I start redoing everything, any suggestions?
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