first of all i noticed that my thread appears to have been moved? anyway here is the update.
i jacked up the rear end and started it , put it into gear and the rear tires turned, engine did not stall. stepped down on the brakes and the engine got kinda bogged down but still did not stall. let it warm up some and took it off the jack. tried to back up and the engine acted like it was under stress and stalled out.
i did a compression test and this is what i found out #1cyl=180lbs #3=90lbs #5=150lbs #7=170lbs. #2=180lbs #4=130lbs #6=60lbs (yes 60) & #8=85lbs a few months ago i had messed around with the rockers and thought i knew what i was doing i dont know if that would mess up the compression? also there was some oil around the threads on the spark plugs that showed low compression. what do you guys think? do i need to rebuild? or read up some more on adjusting the valves. thanks!