On Mon, February 27, 2006 7:08 pm, Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> I may have lucked out... The #2 and #4 pistons seem to be the only two
> that hit the intake valves. And very slightly at that. I forgot to
> circle the dimples on cyl4.jpg - but if you look carefully you can see.
> Aside from being dirty (which does concern me) the pistons look none
> the worse for wear after this incident. The timing belt must not have
> slipped all that much because if it had... the valves would have been in
> peices. As it is - I can't see any obvious signs of damage to the
> valves themselves. But I'm willing to bet they are bent - at least
> slightly.
>
> http://members.aol.com/ntwatchman/neon/cyl2.jpg
> http://members.aol.com/ntwatchman/neon/cyl4.jpg
Those don't look too bad, you should be fine. The dimples add character.
The pistons do look quite dirty though, is that just carbon buildup or is it
wet and oily?
> There (links below) you can see the cause of all this - the tensioner
> with the nail still locking the pin in place. No tension on the belt
> caused the teeth on the belt to jump, throwing off the timing, causing
> the pistons to kiss the valves, busting the rocker shaft and hammering
> the bolts out of the holes.
What's the nail replacing?
> I located a head off the engine of a wrecked 2000 Neon with 61K - for
> $170 bucks. I'm picking it up tomarrow, along with the supplies I need
> (new timing belt, head gasket, head bolts, intake and exhaust gaskets,
> fresh coolant - etc...
Sounds like a good deal to me, good luck Tom!
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