thanks everybody, the engine free'd up. i soaked it in a tub of hot used tranny fluid. that seemed to do the trick. the main problem was with the wrist pin. it was a complete pain to pull the piston/rod out because of the rod not wanting to slide on the pin. i git it out soaked it all and the gunk pretty much fell off. the engine looks really good and clean. sprayed it all out with high pressure brake clean to free up any stuck contaminants. put it all back together with some mystery oil and she freely spins over by hand. will find out soon once i get some fuel and a couple plugs if she fires.

thanks again