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  2. From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
  4. Subject: Re: Timing belt replacement in a Sentra
  5. Message-ID: <1992Jul23.211228.29829@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
  6. Date: 23 Jul 92 21:12:28 GMT
  7. References: <9927@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> <1992Jul22.191644.23389@EE.Stanford.EDU> <25756@life.ai.mit.edu>
  8. Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
  9. Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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  12. In article <25756@life.ai.mit.edu> pwu@amalfi.ai.mit.edu (Peng Wu) writes:
  13. >Timing belt off may or may not cause engine damage depending on the design of
  14. >the engine.  See the following old message for reference:
  15. >
  16. >=======
  17. >All Ford-built engines except the old 1.6L Escort are
  18. >free-wheeling (no damage possible from broken timing belt).
  19. >Note that the newer, 1.9L Escorts are free-wheeling.
  20. >
  21. >Tom Leone <tgl@slee01.srl.ford.com>
  22.  
  23. what is this 'freewheeling'...if the belt breaks..are the valves not free
  24. to do whatever they want???
  25.