> I just got a call from the shop on my 89' Mi16 with the broken timing
> belt, they think the head is damaged. The shop wants $300 to remove the
> head and confirm this.
Here's some things that you could do yourself...
1 - run a compression check on each cylinder, leave plugs out
2a - use a stick magnet to troll for valve bits on top of pistons
2b - remove the cam covers and cams and look at valve stem positions
3 - get a fibre-optic microscope and peer into spark-plug holes
All tools for this are common or rentable.
A - run test 1, a cylinder with normal compression should be OK
B - if test 1 fails, run test 2 and/or 3, as a cylinder with bad
compression has at least one bent valve
C - if test 2 fails, run test 3 a cylinder with bent valve may have a
kissed piston.
Good Luck....
-Jim