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mass A man · 10-17-2011, 09:10 PM

Sounds like a stripped timing gear. With a warm engine, in neutral, you CAN pull the belt and rotate crank pretty easy if there is no gearing to cam. I had this happen to me with a 1930 Buick engine once. What you heard may have been a really super back fire when gear let go. Best of luck, sorry this had to happen, I guess it could have been worse, even if engine does in fact suffer from a more serious break.

10-17-2011, 09:10 PM	#5
mass A man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Danvers, Ma. Posts: 807	Re: Day goes from good to bad in one shift Sounds like a stripped timing gear. With a warm engine, in neutral, you CAN pull the belt and rotate crank pretty easy if there is no gearing to cam. I had this happen to me with a 1930 Buick engine once. What you heard may have been a really super back fire when gear let go. Best of luck, sorry this had to happen, I guess it could have been worse, even if engine does in fact suffer from a more serious break.