New bearings, difficult to rotate the crankshaft.

Djakken said
The pistons and rods are in the block. The problem arose when the rod bolts were tightened. Before that I tested the breakaway torque of the crank, and it was within spec.

did you put the rod caps on right and on the corresponding rods they came from?

if not...the they will be hard to turn and if it starts...thy will fly through ur oil pan too.lol