That reminds me of another high school shop class experience.
The evening class overhauled an old Ford car, 50's era, inline 6.
Looked like they did a decent job, but the starter would not budge it. Neither would pulling it in high gear, just slide the tires.
So I was asked (told) to deal with it.
Dropped the pan, all the rods were loose, loosened the mains, didn't change anything.
Stuck a pry bar in the flywheel and with enough force it would move. Kept prying, and the more it moved, the easier it got! It finally got so the starter would turn it.
Put it all back, started it up (reluctantly).
It ran, had good oil pressure, nothing squealing or knocking...
It left alive and never saw it again. Never did figure out what was binding it up!
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