RE: Strange gnashing clatters/Timing chain

["Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>]

That's good to know, just in case it happens.


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> From:         RC1NUKE@aol.com[SMTP:RC1NUKE@aol.com]
> Sent:         Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:01 PM
> To:   Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject:      Re: Strange gnashing clatters/Timing chain
> 
> My understanding is that the Spit engine is a non interference design so
> if 
> the valve is open when the piston is at TDC it should still have
> clearance, 
> unlike my 1.8L Fiat 124 Spider that wiped the valve train as you described
> on 
> your 472 V8.
>