1988 Toyota Camry crankshaft spin

1988 TOYOTA CAMRY
99,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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RANDY PEARSALL
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I am replacing the left side head gasket on my 2vz-fe 6 cylinder . I have the head off and the timing belt off and I went to turn the crankshaft around to see if it would and it wouldn't go all the way around, is this normal? it spins freely almost one revolution and I hit a hard spot. what could it be?

thanks for your help , Randy
Mar 1, 2010 at 3:48 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Did you remove all the sparkplugs if not do so and try spinning it-unable to the piston could be sticking/seized to the cylinder wall or a bend connecting rod-

Dunno the reason why you are replacing the head gasket-it must have overheated-could be hydrolocking-investigate
Mar 1, 2010 at 4:19 PM
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