I am going to take Gene's advice and crank it with the plugs out and the valve cover off... oil pan on, and filled with oil.. and my new 6 vt. battery.... to see it pumping up into the rocker arms.... thank you all for your advice.. it is valuable... not just for me.. but anyone dealing with this situation in the future...
jrlaplante... you asked me; "How do you remove the flywheel cover? I am in same boat with removing the pan but not sure what I'm looking at for flywheel cover. Any pictures? Thanks for any help." my answer; The flywheel cover is on the bottom of the bell housing behind the pan... it has two slotted bolts, one on either side, holding it on.... once off, then my oil pan could slide back another 1/2 inch, and dropped down & off..... the shinny piece is the flywheel cover plate... I hope this helps... I can't post photos on this private message for some odd reason.... So I will post them on my thread for you..
