1997 Acura Integra died on road and won't start

Tiny
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  • 1997 ACURA INTEGRA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 116,000 MILES
My engine died on the road and won't start, it makes a loud whirrrrrrr noise but doesn't sound like it's turning, I popped the valve cover off to inspect the timing belt and it's just fine. Would a bad starter motor cause the car to die while driving? Or could there be some thing else?
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 AT 4:56 AM

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Tiny
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The starter's job is to crank the engine period it has nothing to do with engine performance/drive-ability.

Recheck the timing belt could be stripped out. Do this if it has a distributor-remove the distributor cap and crank engine over-is the rotor turning? If not the timing belt went southbound.
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