The engine ran fine until stored in '93. I did have the distributer out to pre-oil a couple of weeks ago, but was very careful to put it back correctly.

Wrong.

Watching the valves and the rotor is hard with just one pair of eyes so I pulled #1 plug. Sure enough, it blew the rag out just shy of 180 degrees away from #1. Removed distributer, re-installed and now it's at least making noises like it wants to start.

It was knocking a bit but the battery ran out of juice before I could get the timing to a reasonable point. I'll charge overnight and try again tomorrow.

Thanks for the help - I don't know that I ever would have found that on my own!