IF A TIMING BELT SLIPS OFF WILL IT BEND THE RODS

Asked by RDRNR Oct 03, 2012 at 11:52 PM about the 1989 Pontiac Sunbird

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Tom answered 7 months ago

No some of the 2.0s are intetferance though valve damage MAY occour replace belt set tention (water pump is the tentioner) compression test to determine if valve damage is present, good compression 180 lbs per cyl, minimun firing 90 pounds anything below 90 requires head removal.

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