so this morning i decided to check the timing on my gst before i do my timing belt just to make sure sure that its not off by any teeth and wont have to worry about replacing some slightly bent valves. well the good news, as i was taking off the timing belt cover, the mailman came and brought me my timing belt components that i ordered from partsdinosaur, so i was ecstatic about that. the bad news; i didnt order the balance shaft belt because i was almost sure that my car had the balance shaft elmination done. my reasoning behind this is because i could feel a slight vibration from the engine, but nothing unbearable. also my oil pressure gauge showed slightly higher oil pressure than a stock turbo dsm. anyways, as i removed the timing belt cover, i see the balance shaft belt ripped. miraculously it didnt take out my timing belt, but im not sure how long its been like that. might have been since before i got the car.
so i just ordered the bs belt and bearing from partsdinosaur again. luckily, he has fast shipping. so anyways, another issue that arose, is that while i tried to turn the crank clockwise by hand, as per my chiltons, the timing belt skipped a tooth due to loose tension or a worn out belt. at first i had set all the pulleys to their respective timing marks to make sure it was in time, but the only pulley that was off was the oil pump pulley. so i tried to crank the engine by hand a few more times to get the oil pump pulley on its mark, and thats when the belt skipped teeth. but prior to that, all marks lined up, but as i kept trying to crank the engine by hand, i was able to feel the pistons hit the valves. so i cant crank it anymore. now heres my question, if i put the cam gears to their proper timing without putting the crank pulley on its timing mark, and then putting the crank pulley on its timing mark, and then putting the oil pump on its timing mark, will i damage anything? i will be turning everything clockwise by hand like stated in my chiltons. also, if all timing marks lined up, but since i couldnt check the oil pump pulley, do you guys think i might have some bent valves?
later today when i get to school i plan on printing out the timing belt vfaq to use that as a guide.