OK Guys, first I want to thank everybody for all your help and suggestions. Here's an update of where I stand now. I wanted to recheck everything from the cam timing up, so I tore it all apart again, double checking everything. Timing belt and cam orientation are correct, as well as distributor lining up to #4 at TDC with the cam .E mark at the top, the crank keyway at the top, pointing at the mark on the oil pump. Thanks all for the tips. Spark plug routing is set at 1342 starting from the dist lug to the immediate right of the vent. I swapped in a spare set of plugs, wires, rotor and cap. I replaced the bulb and housing for my CEL, cleared all previous codes by disconnecting pos batt terminal for a few minutes. The only way it will start and idle is with the distributor turned to FULL RETARD. Check engine lite comes on when I turn the key to start, but does NOT stay on while running. ? WTF ? Can't get a code out of it either. It will continue to idle, smoothly, but smells of unburned fuel, and is very sluggish to build RPM. To get a code out of it does it need to be running while you jump the 2-3 pins on the diagnostic plug? I'm pretty convinced this is not a ignition related problem anymore, but that I may have toasted something in the ecm, or somewhere else. When I first put everything back together after doing the compression check, I did get the wires crossed. While it was running, I did unplug the wires from the dizzy, to swap them, and I could clearly hear the sparks jumping while I was trying to put them back in. I'm wondering If this caused a problem.
