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Turn the Crank

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SLEEPERstang21

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can anyone tell me how to manually turn the crank of my 289 engine. details would be nice.
 

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Find the size of the bolt that holds on the harmonic balancer. Then take that socket and a socket wrench, put the socket on bolt, and turn it. It helps to pull the plugs out so there is no compression, but either way works.
 
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which way do u turn the wrench and what plugs do u refer to?
 

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spark plugs. clockwise.
 
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