Help on a no-start diagnosis please

[posh jop 240]

A little history first. I have a '91 hatch with the dohc. long story short, i ended up rebuilding the engine. i deleted the egr and air injection pump. i have fuel, spark, and compression. just trying to start it up it'll fire nicely for 3-4 seconds, then just quit. so i figured i'd try timing it..this only has a negative effect, as my timing is set at 20 BTDC. the only way i get to "run" her is to unplug both the MAF and TPS. but i still have to tap the throttle. so i figured i'd get another MAF and did get a used one off a running car. but this had no effect at all, so maybe i got another bad MAF. now im pretty stumpped and would appriciate any input. i know im prolly leaving something out, but i'll fill in when i remember. Thanks Josh

[posh jop 240]

Any one at all? if i get lucky my roommates friend just did an sr swap, so i may be able to borrow some parts to see if anything happens.. if not i may go backwards and put a carby on her...

[moso]

check for leaking injectors. i just rebuilt my kade and i had serious problems getting them in right. it gave me all kinds of problems and i tried everything before i finally figured it out. i also had to hold the throttle in to get it to start and it would also only run for a few minutes at a time. just pop the fuel rail off and turn the key to on, not start, watch for the drip drip.