[Supras] Cam gear timing difficulties

[Koll]

Hey all,

I'm having a hell of a time getting the cam timing straight on my stock MX83 
Cressida.  (7M-GE).

I put the crank at zero, then the cam marks to line up with the back plate 
notches and button it all up and no-go.  The engine just "spins", doesn't 
"crank".  No compression.

I followed the TFSM, but I did nothing wrong.  The only "variable" they 
mention is which hole to put the cam alignment pin into but I can't even see 
how that changes anything.  (I did put it back in the same hole - middle)

So, I'm searching the crap out of the net trying to figure out where I 
screwed up and someone mentions that you have to see the intake cam lobe in 
the oil filler hole.  So, I check and OK, looks like I'm 180 out.  Re-do it 
"right" and still the "spin", not the crank normally associated with the 
air-pump an engine is.

Is there any other way this can be messed up?

1. I've got the cam pins on the middle pin.  Which matches with what was 
there when I disassembled:
  picture:  http://www.turbo505.com/cam-gears-before.jpg

2. Put pencil in spark plug hole #1 and it rides high on crank mark zero.

3. Cams line up perfectly after two manual turns of crankshaft (back to 
zero).

My last Supra was cake when I was here.  So I've done this two times so I'm 
assuming that I can eliminate the 180 out issue.  Although I'm getting 
pretty good as disassembling the front of the engine, I'm getting real sick 
of this.

Can anybody help?  Damn, I feel like such a dumbass.

Thanks,

  Koll