tdc help

[m1dt0wn3]

hey guys i'm tryin to set the crankshaft to tdc but every time I try there is a resistance that won't let me crank it. Its like a springy kinda feeling but its not a spring. Does anyone else have this problem or am I not cranking hard enough?

[fuzion]

Uhm... Compression? Are all of the spark plugs out?

[m1dt0wn3]

yeah all of them are out and its still doin it

[DAEDALUS]

Is your valvetrain assembled? I.e. are your camshafts turning with the engine? Maybe valve springs pushing against the cams, pulling against the crank?

[DAEDALUS]

Hopefully not valves pushing against piston!

[m1dt0wn3]

no man the valves are good not hitting...and I'm pulling the crank

[BadMojo]

It wasn't exactly easy to do flat on my back under the car, but I just turned the thing. It was easy enough to turn with one hand, though there was some resistance.

[DAEDALUS]

The valves aren't hitting, but are they moving? Is your valvetrain assembled??? Are your camshafts turning too???