Need Help ASAP about rebuild engine

[mko]

Just finished with putting together the engine and im little puzzled.

Everything was torqued to spec, and the crank was spinning with little/moderate efford after the rebuild w/o the head on.

The head was fully rebuilt as well (w/o cams) and its really hard to turn the sprockets with the rachet. Cam caps were torqued to 15 lbs.

Now, what Im worried is that when i go to crank the motor tomorrow it will make the t-belt skip.

I primed the entire system, so its lubed.

Is this expected after rebuild or Im wrong?

 

[RvlutionMtrsprt]

Are you sure all the cam caps are facing the right direction and that they're in the proper locations? Since you're fighting the pressure of the valve springs it shouldn't be "easy" to turn the cam gears. However, if you have the head assembled and installed on the block and you've having a hard time turning the motor over by hand now, I'd guess there's something wrong with cam cap orientation or you're experiencing valve to piston contact.
Lastly, did you bleed the lifters before install?

 

[mko]

Yeah the caps were installed correctly - I for intake E for exhaust and then lined up by numbers with the arrows pointing out.

Yes lifters were bled

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

Are the cam caps the original ones that came with the head? If it's possible, I would pull the cams out again, pull the rocker arms, and re-install the cams. See if they spin easily then. If not, you eff'd up the cam caps somehow. I will assume you put assembly lube or engine oil on the cam journals before you installed.

 

[motozachl]

Double check your timing -> perhaps valves are kissing the pistons. Also its a long shot but perhaps your cams are warped

 

[viperlp01]

I have had a bent cam that caused ALOT of headache.

 

[project98dsm]

It's pretty easy to turn the crank by hand with the head off. As far as the cams go, you can completely rotate both cams by hand but it's a PITA. Just make sure your timing marks are lined up correctly. If you are absolutely, POSITIVELY sure your torque specs are up to par, then you should have no worries starting your engine after your rebuld. Just keep in mind you shouldn't try to rotate cams or crank by themselves unless your timing belt is on and they're working in conjuction with one another. And please don't take that as me trying to insult your intelligence.