Ok a quick run down on the car. Bought it with a blown headgasket. I had to the headgasket done, new water pump, timing belt,tensioner, and head bolts. Got it back it was shaky at idle had the codes read and it was misfiring. So i bought new plugs and wires. It continued to miss so i took to my job to do some other work on it. Anyways i ended up taking off the distributor and putting a different cap on it. Wouldnt't start. Put it back in the position it came off still didn't start. Replaced with the old cap and wouldnt start. Pulled the plugs i flooded it so i took out the plugs and put in a different set of new plugs still wouldnt start. Pulled the oil dipstick and the oil smells like it has gas in it. Oil hasn't been run more than 15 miles since having the headgasket installed. So i guess first i'm trying to figure out why it wont start when it started 15 mins prior and why would the oil smell like it has gas in it.

 

Was the head and block check for warpage prior to new headgasket installed?
did you make sure to have the spark plug wires in the correct firing sequence?
if it was running prior to you swapping the cap and distributor, then you may have gotten the firing sequence on the cap wrong. You kept trying to start it, therefore you flooded the the engine. Fuel fill the cylinder, drain to oil pan, you have gas in oil.

look up correct firing sequence and try again.

 

I should have put that i checked the oil earlier this morning before even messing with the distributor. It just reaffirmed what i thought earlier in the day. I checked the oil that actually came out the head when i pulled the distributor after the fact. The car was already misfiring and the oil already had gas in it. I initially did put the wires in the wrong spot but i fixed it and checked the firing order 3 or 4 more times. The head was checked for warpage by two different mechanics before it was put on.

 

just watched a youtube video about the crank positioning sensor sometimes getting the wires cut. I'll check that tomorrow too.

 

Unlike most cars, the crank sensor on these is not critical to running and will not prevent starting. It is there to detect if the timing belt has skipped and throw a code if it has. All essential timing comes from the distributor.

Has a compression test been done? Have you confirmed that sparks are firing and the fuel pump running?

When you install distributor you have to be careful not to engage the drive dog 180 degrees out of time. I would suggest remove the timing cover so you can TDC the engine then remove the cap and check that the rotor is pointing at wire #1.

 

Got it fired up. Let the car sit overnight to get the gas out of it from flooding it and it started right up. Eh my luck i guess lol