[Santos]

Hi,

I've been doing light maintenance work on my '83 944 non-turbo. Today I turn on the car and took it for a spin. In 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears I noticed loss of power when I was hitting 4,000 rpm; engine would sound extra noisy and whiney. Even at low RPMs the engine exhaust was loud and low tone (as if an exhaust leak). I got home and let the car idle while I took a look at the engine. I heard a dull knocking noise every second or two coming from the engine. After a few minutes the knocking noise got a little louder and the car misfired and turned off.

I haven't tried turning the car back ON afraid that maybe the timing belt went out.

Any tips on where I should start? Basic checks?

And I thought I was making good progress in making a better car of my porche 944.

Thanks,
Santos