Ok my 289 has been setting for 40+ years and won't turn by hand no surprise. I have been soaking the cylinders but no luck so I started taking my heads off to find my problem. Found the first problem my distributor won't come out, I took the bolt and u bracket off but it won't spin or lift out. Looking it is twisted clock wise until it has contacted the thermostat housing, my dad said the timing was never that far advanced when it was running so might be something going on down inside the engine.
So my question is if I pull the oil pan off I should be able to access the oil pump and possible see the issue I have. With the oil pump off there shouldn't be anything else holding the distributor in right?
I could try to just pull it up and out but don't want to cause more damage or risk braking the shaft.
The engine is still in the car I should pull it but I don't have a hoist so doing this the hard way. But if my thought of dropping the oil pan off won't work while still in the car I guess I will get a hoist this weekend and do it that way.
So my question is if I pull the oil pan off I should be able to access the oil pump and possible see the issue I have. With the oil pump off there shouldn't be anything else holding the distributor in right?
I could try to just pull it up and out but don't want to cause more damage or risk braking the shaft.
The engine is still in the car I should pull it but I don't have a hoist so doing this the hard way. But if my thought of dropping the oil pan off won't work while still in the car I guess I will get a hoist this weekend and do it that way.