Babydoll is acting bitchy, '74 2.0 FI won't start Options

[zymurgist]

After a long weekend of wrenching and grunting, we have managed to put all of Babydoll's mechanicals back together. We even put the battery on a charger in anticipation of the triumphal moment where she fired up and pissed off all the neighbors (although I do have a Corvette that I drive on weekends and my tail dragger can finally move under its own power and they both make beautiful noises). Unfortunately, we're still waiting for that triumphal moment where the engine roars to life. The starter runs just fine, but the engine won't run. If I spray a little starting fluid into the throttle body, it kicks over for about a half a second (so I think we have spark, and yes, all the plugs are within spec). Otherwise, the starter just turns and turns and the engine fails to start

I installed new 5/16" mild steel lines in the tunnel for the fuel system. I suspect that the engine is not getting any gas. I loosened the clamp on the inlet of the fuel pump and there is defintely gas going to the pump. I haven't disconnected the other lines because I don't want high pressure fuel all over me. Do I have to bleed the fuel system of air or do anything similar to that?

I also discovered a couple of loose wires... on the top of the engine itself, there is a white wire and a red and green wire... I have a wiring diagram but it doesn't have any wire color coding. Also, there is a green wire coming out of the harness underneath where the battery tray would be (I know, I know...). Any ideas regarding what these wires are for, and would any of these wires prevent the engine from starting?

Getting this car running would make a certain lady (who is well known to the East Coast 914 folks in the Mid-Atlantic) extremely happy... I feel like we are so close to firing up that we're missing something simple.