Dang Car Refuses to Start! (AMC360)

Ran car, ran great...shut it off...15 minutes later went to leave, car wouldn't start anymore.  flooded it in the process figuring like anyone...surely that will work! It obviously did not.

Later that day my friend and I took the plugs out and let everything evaporate, cleaned the plugs (they were covered in fuel).  Checked the spark, spark was there...didn't consider the points/condenser at that point.

Then we checked fuel delivery...first with the fuel pump... working perfectly.  So we changed carbs to make sure the carb wasn't just being crappy.  2nd carb resulted in no change.

Came back the next week (when I posted this message) and decided maybe the spark wasn't strong enough due to the points being toast and that's why it wouldn't start but was willing to run before that until I shut it off one final time.  So put new points, condenser, and coil (for the heck of it...original was still in the thing)... set the points, tried starting the car...it kicked over for just a second...  discovered a linkage issue so I couldn't move the gas pedal... due to the riser I was using interfering with it's motion....

Took carb back off, adjusted riser.  Tried starting again, likely flooded it a couple more times while trying to get it to start.

After a week of sitting with the new parts in it sounded like it wanted to start, but when I couldn't press the gas pedal down due to the block from the riser I didn't get the chance to find out if it actually was going to.  But, when we fixed the linkage the car went back to it's old not really wanting to do much of anything.

we've tried dropping some fuel down the carb, tried throwing some carb cleaner down it as well.  Never tried starting fluid.  Didn't have any on hand and it's a half hour drive to town to get some and time was a bit limited.

Anyway, that's everything we've done.  I honestly don't think there's a timing issue, but my lack of knowledge in the area, I wouldn't rule it out.  I know the plugs have been soiled a number of times now due to our trying to start it so many times and flooding them numerous times.

The first day we never changed the points/condenser figuring the spark was fine...not thinking perhaps it was too weak due to them being toast.  So, I'm sure they were probably already fouled before we were even getting a strong enough spark to start it in the first place.

That first day it wanted to start on occasion, but just didn't have enough in it to completely start up.  The next weekend, just the one attempt and then once the plugs were full of fuel again... nothing again.  This is what makes me think plugs might be the answer.  I sure hope so!  :)  I will not be able to find out until Saturday afternoon though, sadly!

Thanks again everyone