[andykrow]

Hi all,

I'm new to this board and hoping to utilize all the experience here. Just got an 87 944 - my first Porsche! So exciting and yet it doesn't run (...how I could afford it...)

Anyway PO said a timing belt failure. I figure it's not that bad of a fix. New head, etc.. Car is absolutely cherry except for that - I couldn't pass it up.

So I take off the front cover and the cam belt is loose but intact. Hmmm. Try turning the crank - balance belt/sprocket moves but the timing sprocket on the crank won't turn! Has anyone had this happen? I've read about plenty of timing belt failures but never because of the cam pulley. I'm assuming either the crankshaft key is shot or the sprocket is just totally spun out. Doesn't seem too catastrophic - am I right??

Oh yeah, and can I crack the crankshaft bolt with a breaker bar and a little spurt of the starter? Don't wanna buy a flywheel lock...