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Well, like I said the mechanic took about 40 minutes and he had it up on a lift. I heard them start it up once. The newbie says to do a SEARCH on timing cover removal or timing belt replacement (outie)

Xelderx and Kansei, thanks for your reply. Most definitely you are correct. You are the MEN (cheers) If anybody else gets this problem, believe me, it is not at all obvious and you'll not believe it is a pulley and timing cover interference.

I just drove a 570 mile trip. Checked mileage on one tank from refill to refill. Drove steady between 60 and 65 mph, mostly flat terrain, S.C. to DE with cruise control. Got 33-34 mpg on that. I run Mobil 1 5W-30 EP, Redline MT-90 in the 5-speed transaxle and had new Kumho tires inflated by the...

I agree, but it's not obvious looking at it. I pushed on this cover and when I noticed it was plastic I thought I might have found the problem. However, in pushing and prodding the ticking sound didn't change. Must hit a hard edge of the cover that doesn't give when pushed on. What I'm...

Did all the searches, sorry to say there are tons of misinformation by P.W.'s, so here's a true story. Take it for what it's worth. First off, I've owned lots of cars going back to my MGB out of college. Learned to do a complete tune-up and valve adjustment in maybe an hour. Currently own or...

+1 They make a subtle but very nice change, especially bouncing around on the rougher back roads in the twisties.