interference/1988 80 Frnt whl drive 4 cyl

[Joshua Van Tol]

On Jan 16, 2004, at 4:41 PM, Ti Kan wrote:

> tom winter writes:
>> [ 88 '80 4-cyl with front end damage ]
>> I'm thinking that the belt slipped and the interference thing wasted 
>> a valve
>> or two.
>> Would I be able to feel this by turning the engine by hand?
>
> Not really, you'd have to pull the head to see.

Actually, a compression test is way easier, and will tell you whether 
there's valve (or ring) problems.

>> And while I'm doing that, how do I check out the timing?
>
> The timing belt?  Remove the distributor cap and then turn the
> crankshaft pulley by hand.  If the distributor rotor will rotate
> as you turn the crank, then the timing belt is still intact.
>
> As for adjusting the cam timing, you'll need to remove the cam belt
> cover (which may require removal of the front radiator cowl or more to
> clear things in case the front end damage had pushed things in).
>
> -Ti
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