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'95 960 Timing Drive Belt Question 900 1995

My 95 90 was normally shut down from a smoothe idle.

My wife tried to start the car later and all she got was
a free spinning crank and no cam actiity.

To make a long story short, the tensioner pulley bearings
failed (fell apart) allowing the pulley to move (droop), eventually releasing the required tension on the timing belt. The crank was the only pulley that slipped
free, and the cam gears are still in proper relation to each other.

I surmise the belt became "not too loose" to keep the engine
running, but "too loose" to respin the motionless camshafts when the
crank began to spin up when starting.

My wife did not notice any "striking" noises when the crank
started to spin up. The crank spins freely, and quietly.

My questions:
1) Are there cam positions that will allow the crank to spin
freely without contacting any valves?
If this is the case I will try to determine what the correct
crank position should be for this cam relation and install a new belt/tensioner.

2) Am I peeing up a rope?






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New '95 960 Timing Drive Belt Question [900][1995]
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