How do you get the car to crank with plugs out?
When I attempted a piston soak, the car just buzzed when I cranked with plugs out.
You have to pull a fuse or something?
Hm, but I didn't even feel the car move and nothing came out of the spark plug holes?
Does your car have a push button start, or a key that you have to insert and rotate?
Can you see your engine from inside your car when you are sitting in the drivers seat, or do you need to be standing outside the drivers door in order to see into the engine bay while reaching into the car to crank the starter?
Can you see the serpentine belt from your vantage point, either when you are in the drivers seat, or standing outside the drivers door, while reaching into the car when you are trying to crank over the motor?
If you can see the serpentine belt, can you see it rotating when you crank the engine over?
Why does this seem so hard?
You should be aware of how your vehicle operates if you are trying to do this kind of work on it.
Please, THINK these things through.
The answers are really, really obvious in a lot of your questions.