[turnpike boy]

You say he spun the engine over and got no pressure.....but turning the distributor gear (by hand??) got pressure. Then spinning it over again gives pressure?

I'm assuming the dist. is still in the motor - if so, there's no way you should be able to spin the dist. EXCEPT by turning the whole motor over. If you can spin the dist with a drill, while mounted in the motor, you've got a sheared roll pin in the dist gear. You MIGHT be able to get a little pressure with a sheared pin, but it won't last as more load is applied to the gear as pump pressure builds.

And, of course, timing would be non-existant. Meaning, that dog won't hunt.