interference engines... all makes...

[E. Roy Wendell IV]

>> So are the MC turbo motors. "Generally speaking" they are not 
>> interference
>> engines at idle, but are at higher opperating speeds. That's not 
>> always
>> the case, though.
>>

Nope, don't buy that theory. I was asked by a friend to diagnose a non 
running MC1 engine after a timing belt change done by a monkey lad. No 
compression on at least three cylinders, engine ran fine before 
preventative belt change. Investigation revealed that the cam was about 
90 deg. out of time because the monkey lad couldn't follow simple 
instructions. Said monkey of course put everything together and twisted 
the key rather than turning engine over by hand first. For some reason 
the engine cranked quite unevenly after the first rotation and never 
ran again. As far as I know, the engine had never been apart but of 
course I can't rule out a previous head resurfacing operation that may 
have affected clearance.

The worst part is I tried to convince the friend that he'd be better 
off doing it himself and consulting with me. I was unfortunately too 
busy to do it myself. Car (5kcstqa) ended up in the crusher before I 
had the opportunity to rescue it.

Roy