new engine does not want to start

[Johnny Blaze]

Got new engine done in truck.(project Air Force 69) Basic 355, small cam, mostly stock. Got it to fire up pretty quick first time, ran for a minute or too and died. Fired up again, ran for a minute or two and alternator belt started squeeling. Messed with it, and got it running again for a minute and died.

Now it does not want to start. Cranks good, almost sounds like its not firing, but it did fire up once for a breif second.

I think I am missing something obvious here.


It has a new HEI ignition, fresh build quadrajet carb, new stock mechanical fuel pump, new lines, new tank.



I have tried moving the dist. back and fourth and it seems to not matter.

I verified the dist ws not a tooth off.

Can anyone help? I got a week to get this thing drivable.