My timing belt is not turning when cranked?

1989 TOYOTA CELICA
25,000 MILES
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KEVINWHITING1
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Did I rip teeth off the belt?? or could it be more complicated....

No spark, Cranking exceedingly fast
any ideas???
Oct 1, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Either the belt is broken or the teeth are ripped off. The fast cranking is because the valves are open and there is no compression in some of the cylinders.
Oct 1, 2011 at 10:03 PM
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KEVINWHITING1
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Should I cut the belt to see if the teeth are indeed ripped off????
Oct 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I would remove the belt and check it and replace if needed. Please note that the engine will need the timing properly reset when installing a new belt.
Oct 1, 2011 at 11:20 PM
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