[QUOTE=regencynut;8472660]I tested what was suggested and found....
2. if the handwheel is locked and I move the handwheel, the needle goes up and down. The handwheel is a little stiff but it moves the needle up and down
With the belt off and the handwheel locked in, the machine should cycle freely with no stiffness at all. On older machines in can multiple rounds of oiling to dissolve old dried up oil and gunk that are slowing things down. In addition to the oil holes, remove all covers and put sewing machine oil everywhere you see metal moving on metal. It will help to cycle the machine as you oil; you will find small oil holes inside of the covered pieces.