phil002
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I was lying on my back on the garage floor trying to get a new alternator belt fully on the alt. pulley and I inadvertently rotated the engine backwards about a full turn. Sitting up, I realized my mistake and went back to clockwise rotation and was able to get the belt on. I have read several threads which suggest backward rotation can cause possible problems with cam chain, tensioner, value timing. Despite the warnings, I can not imagine a single backward rotation would be a problem. Everything looks correct with the valve train and timing alignment, but is there anything else I should check before starting? ... it's -15C outside, so I have time to figure this out.