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Old 05-06-2018, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
With an interference engine, isn't there more damage to the engine than the just the head and valves? Possible damage to the piston faces or block.
In my experience, VERY rarely. Most typically, two or so cylinder's valves just get bent aside (effectively making them stuck open), and maybe put a tiny ding on the top of the corresponding pistons. I think I may have seen one engine that had a hole poked in the piston, out of the countless broken timing belts I've seen. Long story short, if it's a fight between a piston and a valve, the piston wins.
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