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@Dammit
The other night I had to park in an unusual place on a very steep slope.
I always park in gear (manual) as that was how I was taught.
This time I thought I would see what would actually happen if the handbrake cable was to snap.
So, engine off, car facing nose down the slope, in reverse, handbrake on.
I release the handbrake, expecting the car to roll forward slightly and then stop.
It does not, instead it rolls forward and I can feel (what I think to be) the engine turnover twice (more on this part later).
This surprised me, but I thought that it's a very steep slope, and a fairly heavy car, so maybe that's what happened in that situation.
I left the car and went about my business.
About an hour ago I went to start the car- it fired initially, then stopped. Now when I turn the key the starter spins the engine but nothing fires. The engine is also spinning quite freely.
I suspect (and this is worst case obviously), that the cam belt slipped a couple of teeth, then when I went to start my new un-timed engine the valves and the pistons got really well acquainted.
Opinions?