More progress!
I pulled the plugs out and put in about 20 drops of light oil, let it sit a couple days.
Pulled the crank shaft pulley access plug out and slowly turned it over by hand several times and aligned it to TDC on plug #1.
Happy to say it took a little bit of force to move it initially but it immediately turned nice and smooth.
I'm following the steps laid out in the Chilton's manual and yes... it's a bit overwhelming if you read the entire process. Reality is it's not bad at all so far.
I pulled the plastic under carriage cover off and gained better access to the crank pulley, removed all the intake piping, drained the antifreeze and pulled the distributor cap. She needs a new cap and rotor, contacts are a little burnt, worn down and taste terrible.
I also had to order a tool to hold the crank pulley- the manual warns it's the "tightest bolt on the car".
Oh boy!!!
Fully emerged from the pile of craaaap
There were oil absorbent pads under it, in 20 years they had pretty well soaked up all the oil drips and attached themselves to the floor, that's what the black square is imprinted in the concrete- yummy.
Only fell over once next to it so far... the old gas fumes were awful.
