Timing belt a tooth off ? RETRACTION

[Duncan Thomson]

Oops, total brain fade here. Turbos are (some at least) interference. So 
ignore any of my brainless comments to the contrary!
Should be okay with just 1 tooth's slippage though....

Duncan

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Paul Cole wrote:

>Duncan,
>not quite - I've got a lovely PAPER WEIGHT ( previously an '89 MC1) you 
>can have- timing slipped as the crank bolt was installed by a DOLT 
>for the PO and the bolt loosened up allowing the crank pulley to strip the keyway
>and the cam and crank went out of sync.
>The friggen valves ALL hit the pistons. 
>Damage- 10 bent valves, 5 nicely notched pistons, 2 BENT rods.
>There-
>Perhaps the really old '84's were non-interfrence but the MC's in 5k's and 200's
>definitely are INTERFERENCE engines.
>  
>



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