i cant remember the name of it but that thing you screw into the spark plug hole to keep the valves up....what is it called and where can you get one at?

 

Oreilly's sells it. It's on the specialty tool isle.

Looks like this

 

no silly. Just use half of a compression checker. I told you I have one bro. you have a text.....

 

I used to use that. But it takes too long. Now i just start at top dead center, use the firing order cut in half and use the pistons to keep the valves up.
firing order is 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3.
1-8-7-2
6-5-4-3
At top dead center do cylinders 1&6, turn crank 1/4 turn then do 8&5, turn crank 1/4 turn then do 7&4 and turn crank 1/4 turn and do 2&3.

 

That's what I use, just be sure to remove the shrader valve first

 

x2 thats what i use