[Supras] Won't start - Does now

[Jon]

Ha, guess I did not say.  Yes, the problem was the timing.  When I put 
the distributor back in, I put it in at TDC, but on the exhaust stroke, 
not the compression. 

Jon

BeyondLMTS at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/30/2006 7:32:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> TechFly at comcast.net writes:
>
>     After 2 months of work, many cuts, bruises, and scrapes, a few
>     sleepless
>     nights (forgot to sleep, I was having so much fun working on the
>     car),
>     and many, many tools, I have finished.  I just got the 87 Supra to
>     start
>     after doing the head gasket.  It seems to run clean.  There is an odd
>     odor, but I think that is from some of the chemicals used to clean
>     it. 
>     Now for some aesthetics, and the car will be wonderful.
>
>     I have never done such a thing before, and am excited.  I would just
>     like to thank everyone here for the help you have given, and for
>     putting
>     up with a few really odd questions.
>
>     Thanks all;
>     Jon
>
> Was it the timing? ;)
>  
> Roberto