Thanks for the idea. It looks like the trans. fluid has helped some. I put the plugs back in and turned the crank. I now have a lot of resistance and can hear some air coming out of the exhaust. I'm hoping that this has freed up the rings. Oil is pumping up to the top of the push rods and the valves seem to be moving OK. When I get the 216 pulled, I will set this engine in and try to run a compression check before completely installing it.