the one problem you have is too many people talking and doing things heading in different directions, you would have better luck trying to ride a football.
Now the only vacuum line needed to make the engine run is the fuel pressure regulator line. Plug all the lines on the manifold except that one. Mine is red with big rubber ends.
There is a vacuum line for the PVC valve, it's at the back of the lower manifold, it's bigger, it plugs into the manifold usually under the drivers side of the upper intake above the valve cover. Make sure all the other lines on the manifold are plugged, there is one under the front center of the manifold behind the distributor, hard to find, it goes to the purge canister, if the line is there that's ok, find the other end, it may connect to a valve by the right frame rail and that goes to a black box, if it don't, don't sweat it right now just make sure its plugged.
Now the engine should start and run.
next we will work on the vacuum lines you need, one thing at a time, now the next time your friend wants to help, tell him to hold your beer.
