123Ignition Static Timing, Engine will not start Options

[SteveNMaine]

I just setup my carbureted 2056 with 123Ignition distributor and cannot get it started.

Basics: Compression is good, new dual carbs and there is spark.

I have read several methods of setting static timing,

Method 1: 123 manual says set timing marks at 0 TDC and turn distributor till light turns green, I did that, no Joy.

Method 2: Set timing marks at 7.5 BTDC and turn distributor till light turns green, I did that, it sounded more like it wanted to start but no joy.

Should I continue to advance the timing?

[SteveNMaine]

So, what I discovered:

The plate under the rotor has four slots that allow you to position the body of the dizzy to make locating the vacuum fitting and/or the wiring more accessible. To align the rotor with the #1 wire on the cap you turn the dizzy until a green light appears in the end of the slot. The instructions do not tell you which end of the slot the green light should appear.

I found a video made by the factory in the NL that shows the green light being lined up at the counter-clockwise end of the slot. I was aligning it at the clockwise end of the slot causing the timing to be retarded.