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Aug 3 update: Was able, with strap, to turn flywheel completely around and back and more than one turn too. Also am able now to move the flywheel by hand as well as spin it with the pull cord.
As I brought the motor back to the horse to spin the flywheel, oil came out the bottom above the prop. Is that the penetrant I had down the spark plug holes? Is that area, I hope the green stick shows up in the attached picture, an exhaust? Does this mean I have damage in the cylinder allowing that leak?
Should I continue to soak or flush?
Thank you all again for your time.
(anecdotally: I visited my son who at the time was replacing his 1996 ranger cam timing gear. My job was to stick my finger in the #1 spark plug hole to feel the compression as he turned the engine to the correct position before removing. So I did that too on this motor and felt the compression as I spun the flywheel)