Cut backyards like mowing the lawn?OMG, vindication. I AM NOT A TOTAL IDIOT. I'm preparing to reassemble this engine and spun it around a few times. The cam appears to be cut backyards on the timing chain side. I am definitely on the compression stroke, TDC #1, and the cam gear is upside down. Might not be that important to y'all, but I didn't think I was that stupid.