Hopefilly you drained the fuel tank of the 15 year old fuel and put in fresh gas making sure all the fuel lines filters (if you have any) and the pump screen are clear are using fresh fuel.
Tap all the valves to make sure none are sticking before the engine fires, this will prevent bending a pushrod.
Now the points, they are simple and extremely reliable when in good working order. The matchbook suggestion above is a good one, but the lesson I learned the hard way is make sure the matchbook fits in the gap where they open the most, otherwise you gap will be too far apart and the truck won't fire.
