STARTING PROBLEMS

Hi all, I just finished installing a brand new rebuilt 306, everrything is plugged and all the fluids loaded ready to run BUT IT WON'T START!!!!! so far I checked these:
Spark from coil (good)
Spark from wires (good)
Wires resistance (good)
Firing order (correct 13726548)
Cylinder #1 at TDC (rotor points to #1 wire and timing pointer at 0 degrees)

What else I'm missing!!!!!!!!?????

Could it be the way I did the lifters/valve pre-load? Extending on this, I followed a friend's advice:

1.- Divide the harmonic balancer's circunference in four segments starting from the 0 degrees mark.
2.- Cylinder #1 at TDC adjust intake/exhaust valves (zero lash plus 1/2 turn)
3.- Rotate the crank 90 degrees and adjust int/exh valves for cylinder #3. rotate another 90 degrees and adjust valves for the next firing cylinder. Repeat the same step for all the subsequent cylinders after turning 90 degrees. WHAT I'M I DOING WRONG!!!???

Please guys give all the help you can, it will be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

Here are the engine combination:

-Roller block 0.030" over-bored
-Flat top Speed pro forged flat top pistons with molly rings.
-TFS stage 1 cam
-TFS Twisted wedge heads
-Trick flow upper/lower intakes
-TFS pushrods
-TRW 1.6 ratio SST roller rocker arms
-BBK ceramic shorty headers
-65mm ford motorsports throttle body.

Please guys need help soon!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all for the help,
Nick

To all of you The engine finally started but I had to shut it down immediatelly because the headers started getting red hot!!!!!!

Does this means the valves are improperly adjusted??? I believe that is an indication of valves staying open because of too much pre-load. Can any of you verify this for me? please.

Thank you, Nick

My car is a 1990 GT
I have the scanner with the three digits LCD read out and ran the codes, it shows three codes 11, 10, and 95.

I know that codes 11 and 10 mean system is OK,
Code 95 is FUEL PUMP SECONDARY CIRCUIT FAULT.

Could this code be the cause of lean conditions? and how can I fix it?

By the way Thank you for your ideas and hope some more very welcome come up because I don't know where to go from here

Nick

Hi, here is another thing I just checked; the fuel pressure is at 40 psi.

The timing I'm sure is right on because when I installed the cam I made sure I aligned the 0 marks on bothe sprockets correctly, that is:

Cam sprocket's "0" mark at 6:00 o'clock
Piston #1 at TDC
and Crank keyway and sprocket's "0" mark at 12:00 o'clock.

So the only thing left as troubleshooting by elimination should be a massive vacuum leak and the only possible place will be the lower intake manifold. Please let me know if I'm on the right track based on my findings.

I also have to add that the plug I removed (#1) shows black staining and white ground tab. What this indicates. and again trouble code #95 will contribute to this problem, and How to fix it?

Is any vacuum measurable just by rotating the engine with the starter without running it? I check this but there was no vacuum on the vacuum gauge, just curious. Don't know what else to check and I'm hitting my head againts a wall HEEEELP!!!!!!!!!

Nick