Mice make acorn stash in timing belt chamber, engine will not fire!

[myoung2746]

So my 2006 Mitsubishi Galant V6 would not start yesterday morning. The engine would crank and crank, but it would never fire.

I checked the fuel line going to the injectors and it is squirting fuel. I then looked at the timing belt. Turns out the timing belt chamber behind the plastic timing belt cover was full of acorns, a winter stash for some pesky field mice. The acorns ground up at the bottom of the timing belt chamber between the belt and the crankshaft, making a sticky mash that separated the crankshaft from the timing belt. So I took the timing belt off, cleaned all the teeth, then lined up my timing marks for the crankshaft and 2 camshafts. I tensioned the belt and tried to start the engine. It still would not start, crankshaft still turning, no firing though. I then replaced the camshaft and crankshaft position sensors, still no firing.

Any ideas what could be causing the engine not to fire?

Thanks,
Matt