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Vehicle starts no prob.
Engine runs.... although VERY rough.
The belts or pulleys no longer spin.
My power steering quit on me.
Battery light is on.

If it were a timing belt failure.. would the engine still run?

Please help me hondacarforum!

Could be loose belt or missing cotter pin on the crankshaft pulley. A bad bearing in an accessory or the idler/tensioner would make the belt squeal unless again it's real loose..

Could be loose belt or missing cotter pin on the crankshaft pulley. A bad bearing in an accessory or the idler/tensioner would make the belt squeal, unless it's real loose.

If it's as simple as a cotter pin than that would be a very inexpensive repair.
But could it also be a crankshaft pulley failure? If so roughly what would it cost to replace or repair??

Are you able to fix it? If so, take the timing cover off and
check it. If not this is a shop fix. Best to call your favorite
shop for an estimate. If you don't have a shop, ask around.
This could be just a cotter pin, but you could do major
damage to continue to run it.
Did it just happen, or were you driving? OK to PM.

There is no Cotter key on the crank however there is a WOODRUFF key that can get deformed or the groove it sits in can get damaged.

I have seen this happen on a friends car. He was able to put JB weld in the hole, insert a new woodruff key in there. Bolt the damper back on and then waited a day for the JB weld to fully set. Lasted quite a while for him before he sold the car.

Definitely not the ultimate way to fix it but definitely a way to fix it for a poor college kid etc.

Good luck

DOH! I hate it when I get those two guys mixed up!

Not a good place for short cuts. Replace the pulley.
If this goes while driving, you most likely will ruin your engine!

Good advice if you have bags of money or lots of talent at replacing engines and a source for cheap engines!!!

However if the keyway is chipped out on the crank, I stand by advice on the JB weld.

Good Luck

That crank is made of harder material, than the pulley.
If the crank keyway is sloppy, well, what does that tell you?
I would think of a miss-treated engine.