Hold the bus here, you mean your pushing the vehicle back and forth in gear to turn the motor over?
Are you kidding?
Tell me your kidding?
Take out the distributor, spin the oil pump shaft with a drill to get oil pressure on a known good pressure gauge.
Then put a few drops of oil inside each cylinder after removing the plugs.
Turn it over by hand making sure the valves aren't stuck, now your good to go start it!
I am almost at the same point as Neil. My question is how
do I put oil in each cylinder as I never removed the oil?
The engine is on the frame with the trans. I have been pushing
the truck back and forth in the garage with the thought that this
would oil he cylinders. Is this correct if not what do I need to do to get oil in the cylinders?