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The front mounted distributor is famous for malfunction. The coil don't like to be over voltaged for over a few seconds and even then they may fry. Check the ignition by removing a plug and laying it on the head and turn the engine over. Should be a good bright blue spark. It should have started on starting fluid if it started on gas poured in the cylinder. Check the fuel system for a good flow out the bottom of the carburetor drain plug. It has three screens in the fuel system. One in the fuel bowl. One in the fuel tank and one in the elbow that enters the carburetor housing with the fuel line. If he has pretty good compression on all the cylinders it is not going to be any valve problem. Especially not the valve guides???? Ignition switches are not too good on those old girls either so jump around it if the spark is not there at the plug. Never by pass the ignition resistor that is in line with the ignition wire. A fried coil will result in short order. There should be about 3 volts at the coil on the ignition wire with the points closed. Try pouring a table spoon of oil in each cylinder if all else fails. Sometimes when one has sat for a long time this will give it enough increase in compression to get it to start when otherwise it might not. Zane
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