Lets be sure we are talking " looking at which end of the engine "..
looking from the front you should only turn it clockwise...
except for one time in the shop manual on some test where it is turned slightly backwards... but I won't mention that...
If you turned it backwards.... I would turn it several revolutions by hand the correct direction.... using only the crank bolt.. not the power steering pump nut.... .. and check the timing of the valves by using the opening of number one intake valve... procedure is archives.... and lots of lazy people saying that using the cam notches is ok .. but it is not.. as Moderator Gilly was kind enough to support my position concerning this... also in the archives...
This should tell you whether something messed up taking the chain and it's slack takers and such the wrong way ( which means that you are moving it without the benefit of the oil pressure part of the ratcheting chain tensioner working...