Re: Broken Timing belt: What should I do now?

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

You could try putting another belt on and see if it runs.  But I would 
recommend pulling the head and inspecting/rebuilding it.  Since you turned 
the engine over without the cams turning, I'd say you have a 99% chance that 
the valves are bent.  What are the chances that the cams had all the valves 
closed while your pistons were moving?  Not good, I'd say.

The silver lining to this cloud is you now have an opportunity to get 
headwork done.  I know, it's not in the budget, but...  You can remove any 
carbon buildup from the pistons, replace noisy lifters, get a nice port & 
polish job, etc.  Your bottom end should be solid.  Unless you find lots of 
wear on the cylinder walls, you don't need to rebuild the bottom end.  I 
know you need to get your car running again quickly, but you might want to 
consider renting a cheap car or borrowing a friend's/family member's car to 
buy you a couple of weeks so you can really do this right.  Or you can buy 
another car, and transfer all the good parts from your current car, then 
part out the rest.  Or you can just drop a whole different motor in.  You 
have a lot of options. GL!

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

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