Ok I know this isn't a boat question.....but I was hoping maybe somebody could answer this question. I am just rebuilt a 1964 390 FE motor and put it in my galaxie. I am trying to get my first start out of this motor. I put the distributor in on the correct degree and the firing order is right....plenty of spark. I was getting it to backfire and was getting a strog gas smell like it was flooded....so I countinued fooling with the timing until I knew that wasn't the problem what so ever.....then I pull all the spark plugs and shine a light into the cylinders. As I turn the engine over I gave it some gas and noticed that the only cylinders getting gas are the back two (4 and 8...and just a little bit in 7). So basically my question is...."Why would only the back two cylinders be getting gas and the other cylinders are dry????