Burned Exhaust Valve MC (Questions?)

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>> Great advice from Wallace and Rich, I bought the gauge, checked compression;
>> 110,128,128,125,125.
>> Clearly no burned valve.  I must be a masochist because in a way I'm
>> disappointed to not be doing the "big" job.  Obviously my diagnostic skills
>> are quite lacking, but me new hypothesis is that the 150K timing belt has
>> slipped a tooth or in general is too stretched.  Tonight's project is to
>> take a look.  With the flywheel at TDC the timing mark on the cam gear
>> should exactly line up with the top edge of the head right?

> top of the *cam cover gasket* actually

Bang on.  Good advice for beginners - if you reset it, turn the engine
manually and check again.  Very easy for belt tightening to move the
thing one tooth.

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