crankshaft will not rotate more then 120 degrees clockwise but rotates counter clockwise without any force required

1998 TOYOTA CAMRY
179,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ZIGGY GALLEGOS
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I recently had a blown head gasket before installing the new gasket I had the head resurfaced and the valves serviced. I am not a mechanic just a stubborn know it all. so after the head was installed I decided to reinstall the timing belt by turning the cam and crank one after the other not realizing that the timing would be incorrect due to my lack of knowledge. now once I did some homework on the subject when trying to set the crankshaft to TDC I was unable to turn the crank a full rotation clockwise and turning it required what I feel was too much force, but counterclockwise the engine rotates completely with normal force. I am at a standstill cannot figure out the problem of where to find the possible problem. please help
Jun 5, 2017 at 2:59 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like the pistons are hitting the valves. I would remove the camshaft and see if you can turn the crankshaft and then set the engine up on the marks which I have a link below

https://www.2carpros.com/diagrams/toyota/camry/1998

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
Jun 8, 2017 at 11:29 AM