Was sitting in my driveway and started the car. As I shifted into reverse, the car began to idle roughly and I heard a fluttering sound then it stalled. I tried to start it again and it cranked for a moment then stopped. Repeated cranking did not do anything but make a click and nothing. Click coming from stater area. I replaced the starter and no change. I replaced the battery after noticing that the headlights would go out when I tried to start it. No change. I tried moving the crank gear on the crank pulley with a pry bar. It would not move towards the front, but I moved it pushing to the rear. I marked a tooth with a marker and had an assistant turn the key and it move then stopped at the same spot. I tried it in neutral and park. After doing that several times I decided to remove the timing cover and found that it was intact and seemed fairly new. I had only put 6k on the car in six months of ownership. I then decided to remove the valve cover and see what was going on there. For the entire rotation (about 7/8 of a turn) I observed all exhaust and intake valves were moving. I don't think that the cam or piston rods are bad. Is it the trans? Have you ever heard of these symptoms before? PLEASE HELP.
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 AT 8:31 AM