[civilnerd]

Hello all, it's me again.

I took a break from working on the car, but decided to use the holiday weekend to get back at it. I managed to get the large, toothed pully off the crankshaft. It was just a press fit wheel with a dowel to align it.

Anyway, now I have the lower timing belt cover off as well, and can see that the timing belt is not broken, but does have some teeth sheared off. I removed the spark plugs and attempted to rotate the engine to TDC, but as I turn the crankshaft, the belt does NOT turn with it. Although I can't really see at this point, it appears that there are no teeth on the timing belt as it goes around the crankshaft.

Here's the question: is it time to put down the tools and either tow it to a shop or part out the car and look for a new project?

Any help or opinions are appreciated.