RE: Timing belt on '90 80Q

["Sheffield Corey" <SHEF@omdc.gso.uri.edu>]

Hi gang,

	While we're on this timing belt thread does anyone know if the low
compression pistons and the stock cam grind on the turbo'd engines is such that
if a belt does break or is thrown off the pistons and valves won't come
together? Some turbo'd cars, because of their low initial compression, can lose
their timing belts and just coast to an embarrassing stop, others can be death
to valves, pistons, heads or, worst case scenario, whole block gets written
off. Which catagory do our turbo'd 5 cylinders fall into???!!!

TIA,

Shef

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