Jonnie, Two quick and easily overlooked things come to mind here. I'm operating under the assumptions that: You DO have fuel and you DO have good strong blue spark. If the above two assumptions are true, then my first thought is that you have a timing issue of some sort. Thing one: Check the firing order. Easy to check, often overlooked. Speaking from experience here. Thing two: Make sure your distributor isn't off by 180 degrees. Now, I'll fess up that that I've never been inside of an early Hemi, but I have been on the inside of many B and RB engines. My '57 manual isn't handy here, so I don't know what the rotation of an early Hemi distributor is. I'm also not sure if the early Hemi distributor mates to the camshaft via a spline or a gear. (Could someone else chime in here with those answers....) So, if you're not sure if your firing order is right, turn the engine over untill the number one cylinder is at TDC **with both intake and exhaust valves closed**. At that point the rotor will be pointing to to the contact on the distributor cap that should go to cylinder number one. Then, just work your way down the firing order around the cap (again, I'm not sure if clockwise or conterclockwise, but I know someone here will chime in!) to check your firing order. Best of luck. I hope you get it running. There's nothing like the sound of an early Hemi! BTW, Happy New Year everybody! Best Regards, Thomas F. Miller '57 300C, '03 300M Special tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> "Jonnie" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx> 1/9/2005 7:13 PM >>> I have a 57 300 that I am working on and I can't get the motor to run. It most likely hasn't been started since the 70's. The engine is in time,has good spark, is getting fuel--firing order is correct----points are set right,new plugs are gaped right----after I was unsuccessful in starting engine, I had two good Mopar engine guys to check everything and they also say motor should run-----Compression ='s 90---140---120---110---80---60---60---150----I oiled cylinders,turned motor over----cleaned plugs-----motor turns fast enough to start-----I put a jumper on it and ran it fast several times but it acts like it wants to start----sometimes---but never will. Any suggestions before I tear it down--Johnnie Slayton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/6iY7fA/5WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/