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'91 Spirit broken timing belt
1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L, NON-turbo, automatic transmision
I have a broken timing belt. I verified that by checking that I have no rotation of the distibutor rotor while cranking the engine. Before I start replacing the belt, I would like to find out whether the engine is damaged otherwise. Is there destructive interference between the valves and pistons when the camshaft does not turn? Thanks for the help. |
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:16:23 -0700, "hdleng" > wrote:
>1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L, NON-turbo, automatic transmision > >I have a broken timing belt. I verified that by checking that I have no >rotation of the distibutor rotor while cranking the engine. Before I start >replacing the belt, I would like to find out whether the engine is damaged >otherwise. Is there destructive interference between the valves and pistons >when the camshaft does not turn? Thanks for the help. > Gates' timing belt replacement list: http://www.gates.com/downloads/downl...der=broch ure does not show yours as an interference engine. You're probably OK. |
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:16:23 -0700, "hdleng" > wrote:
>1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L, NON-turbo, automatic transmision > >I have a broken timing belt. I verified that by checking that I have no >rotation of the distibutor rotor while cranking the engine. Before I start >replacing the belt, I would like to find out whether the engine is damaged >otherwise. Is there destructive interference between the valves and pistons >when the camshaft does not turn? Thanks for the help. > Gates' timing belt replacement list: http://www.gates.com/downloads/downl...der=broch ure does not show yours as an interference engine. You're probably OK. |
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I've lost the timing belt from this engine, the 2.5L before and had no
damage. As far as I know almost every 2 valve per cylinder engine is a non-interference design while almost every 4 valve or greater per cylinder is an interference design. I am sure there are exceptions but these rules of thumb have been OK for me so far. "hdleng" > wrote in message ... > 1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L, NON-turbo, automatic transmision > > I have a broken timing belt. I verified that by checking that I have no > rotation of the distibutor rotor while cranking the engine. Before I start > replacing the belt, I would like to find out whether the engine is damaged > otherwise. Is there destructive interference between the valves and pistons > when the camshaft does not turn? Thanks for the help. > > |
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I've lost the timing belt from this engine, the 2.5L before and had no
damage. As far as I know almost every 2 valve per cylinder engine is a non-interference design while almost every 4 valve or greater per cylinder is an interference design. I am sure there are exceptions but these rules of thumb have been OK for me so far. "hdleng" > wrote in message ... > 1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L, NON-turbo, automatic transmision > > I have a broken timing belt. I verified that by checking that I have no > rotation of the distibutor rotor while cranking the engine. Before I start > replacing the belt, I would like to find out whether the engine is damaged > otherwise. Is there destructive interference between the valves and pistons > when the camshaft does not turn? Thanks for the help. > > |
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The 16V T3 is a non-interference design.
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The 16V T3 is a non-interference design.
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