Re: Breaking timing belt--bending valves

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Well then, What about the 10:1 8 valve motors?

TBerk


At 12:48 PM 1/11/99 -0800, jason. miller wrote:
>As far as I know, when the timing belt breaks in the 8V, there is no
problems.  This is due to a lower compression ratio I believe, and the
pistons do not reach high
>enough to come into contact with the valves.  As for a 16V though...
different story.  Trust me, I have first hand experience.  :)
>
>--> Jason "Honda Killer" Miller.
>1987 16V 2.0L P&P Scirocco
>
>Victor Farren wrote:
>
>> I know what happens when you bust a timing belt in a 16v, but do you
also bend valves when it happens in an 8v?  I thought the 8v head is
bulletproof.  Am I wrong?
>>
>> And no, I haven't snapped my belt, in fact its new, just curious.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Victor
>>
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