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I blew a timing belt while I was driving on the highway 60 miles an hour when It went with a bang, is is quite likely I caused some internal motor damage to the valves and pistons? where can I get info on how to change the timing belt and how to retime it? would you be able to send me a pic of the motor and its parts as to where the belt is and such

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Timing belt broke while driving,how do i line up the cams

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This is a difficult repair. If you have never replaced a timing belt before this will be quite challanging.
You will need several tools, and a few special ones.
You will need to know what to look for in case you have damaged your engine.
Please let me know, and if you still want to try and tackle it yourself, I will give you the info.

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