Thanks guys!

The carbs are a-ok....meaning they have been rebuilt and recently (yesterday) reopened and filled with gas. Floats aren't stuck and I turned the mixture screws all the way in and backed them out 2 turns for a decent starting point.

I checked the dwell...it's 36 which I'm pretty sure is within range. I have a digital meter.

So...ignition timing. That COULD BE the culprit. What does that consist of? Could you give me a qucik refresher on that? Is that cranking the motor by hand? I forget.

Thanks sooo much!
~Christy