tonight i looked at all the lifters and everything checked out fine. I pulled the timing chain off and the cam spins freely but when i grab on the crank it spins with quite a bit of resistance (i think it's too tight) and at one point it tightens up a little bit and makes a slight squeek. Does this make any sense at all for being the cause of my issues? At this point I'm fearing the worst and hoping someone has comforting words :???:. Is there any hope I can keep the engine in the car and keep her on the road? I can't afford to do major engine work with college approaching and I really don't want to roll the car outside for the next 4 or more years