[Spridgets] Interference

[Rick Fisk]

Forgot to add both valves were bent as well.

> On May 5, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
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> Yes, the 1275 is an interference engine.  In this photo you can see where the valves beat the crap out of the top of the piston.  The piston broke in half at the wrist pin and the top half of the piston stayed at the top of the bore.
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>> On May 5, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> When I rebuilt my 1275 for the Bugeye I converted to belt drive for timing.  Keeps the timing spot on.  It occurs to me that like other cars the timing belt has a limited life and must be changed.  To be honest the instructions did not say when this should occur as far as I can remember.  To be fair, the rebuilt engine has only a little over 3K miles on it, but the question arises about valve interference if the belt breaks.  To my knowledge, I don't think so, but I have been proven wrong before.  Anyone know if a 1275 would be an interference engine if the belt broke?
>> Mike MacLean
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