[DeTomaso] Fw: Cleveland engine question

[mark skwarek]

For me I have a gear driven cam and the pin that drives the cam sheared resulting the two broken  valves.   Hopefully my pics will come through.
Mark
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:24 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
  
I would be very surprised if there isn't interference.

But the timing chain rarely breaks.  If it jumps a tooth, you are probably
still safe, even with a mild performance cam.

On 5/7/14 10:57 PM, "Boyd Casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

>   Do Cleveland engines (generally) have valves that will hit the pistons
>   if the timing chain breaks? I assume if you have a high lift cam and or
>   high top pistons you could have interference but what about a stock
>   engine?A
>   Boyd
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   For me I have a gear driven cam and the pin that drives the cam sheared
   resulting the two broken  valves.   Hopefully my pics will come
   through.
   Mark
   On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:24 PM, Will Kooiman
   <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
   I would be very surprised if there isn't interference.
   But the timing chain rarely breaks.  If it jumps a tooth, you are
   probably
   still safe, even with a mild performance cam.
   On 5/7/14 10:57 PM, "Boyd Casey" <[1]boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
   >  Do Cleveland engines (generally) have valves that will hit the
   pistons
   >  if the timing chain breaks? I assume if you have a high lift cam and
   or
   >  high top pistons you could have interference but what about a stock
   >  engine?A
   >  Boyd
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