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Old May 22nd 06, 10:47 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Default is the 3.5L 6 cyl 1994 LHS an interference engine?

maxpower wrote:

> "Bill Putney" > wrote in message
> ...
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>>random electron wrote:
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>>>Hi
>>>
>>>Does anyone know if the engine in a 1994 LHS is an interference engine

>
> (aka
>
>>>crash motor)? It's a 3.5L 6 cyl.
>>>
>>>Thanks

>>
>>According to the Gates Timing Belt Replacement Guide
>>(http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?br...cation_id=3487 -
>>click the pdf link - give it time to download even if it acts like it's
>>done), it *is* an interference engine.
>>
>>Bill Putney
>>(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
>>address with the letter 'x')

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>
> It is an interference engine, that's why if you ever set up the timing marks
> at top dead center with the heads off you will see that the piston is not
> really at TDC. The reason behind that is because if the cam rotates while
> installing the belt the valve could slam into the piston and cause damage.
> The marks were offset to prevent this.
>


WRONG!!

This is not a second-generation (aluminum block) 3.5

It is an IRON BLOCK first-gen 3.5- no interference.

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