Don't turn it over without the oil pump, that would be a very bad idea. If you haven't done it already, you should run the oil pump on a drill, with the distributor out until oil comes out of the rocker arm. Because your stiffness repeats every two turns, it must be related to either the valve train or the distributor.
In general if you have a problem turning an engine over by hand, it is a mistake to use the starter to turn it. You can end up damaging the starter and other things.
Last edited by truckernix; 08/28/2011 3:41 AM.
