ok well i thought i popped my timing chain...luckily, its all good. The reason the valvetrain wasn't rotating is because the cam gear bolt was loose. now...i turned the car over meaning the bottomend needs to be set to TDC as well as the valve train...
How can i set the bottom end to TDC without takin off the head? should i just put a screw driver through the No.1 sparkplug hole, and wait for the first piston to reach the top? Thanks guys. I'm really hoping all the valves are ok...:/

 

If its an SR, check out Phase2's site for Setting the timing and TDC.

 

na, its a KA once cam.

 

Just a guess, but wouldn't it be at TDC when then timing mark on the crank pulley is at 0 degrees in relation to the stationary mark on the block?

 

it would be except my aftermarket pulley has very poor etching on it...and its impossible to see which one is which...i might just take the head off, because the no1 spark plug ends are bent...making me thing that valve is fucked. also the bolt on my solid lifter on the exhaust side was backed out and there were metal shavings stuck to the bolt. so...Fuck.

 

shitty, pics when its open if you have time.

 

well it wasn't just the cam gear bolt either...the keyway was ripped off the camshaft...so i have no idea what to do now.

 

get an sr, motor???

 

notice how the key is still in the cam gear eventhough the cam gear is pulled an inch away from the camshaft end

 

heres a backside view of the cam gear...ah yes, the key is still in there...