Am I Doing This Right?

[sly32]

Hey,

Just wondering which way the engine cranks looking at it from infront of the car?

and

if i was to hand crank it over at the harmonic balancer do i crank it the same way? or doesnt it matter?

The reason i ask, is i had a perfect running rb20 that i pulled out of a wreck, put it into my car (probably a 2month gap), but on start up it made a bad noise (ended up bending valves in cylinders 2,4 and 5,) so i was thinking with the new engine (rb25) just befre i crank it with the key, to take the rocker covers off and pour oil over both cams and give it about 10 rotations by hand to free everything up (as i thought the valves must of stuck for this to happen?)

whats every1 thoughts?

Thanks

JV (sorry if wrong section)

[dat16dog]

Engine turns clockwise when looking at it from the front.

can be turned backwards but not really recommended.

i think you have the right idea, check it rotates freely before you fire it up!