[rsavage]

Based on your description, I still think it is either spark plug wiring and timing or fuel issue. Even if you bent a pushrod (why don't you remove that rocker and check the pushrod and rocker and spring) the engine should run on 7 cylinders easily if it has fuel and correctly timed spark. Start over from scratch - put it on TDC on number 1 with both valves closed, make sure your rotor is pointing at number 1 on the cap when the cap is seated on the distributor and follow the firing order clockwise insuring that the wires go to the right cylinders. It ran before you changed the plugs and wires right? If so, start there. Good luck