1992 Accord Wagon needs timing belt

1992 Honda Accord Station Wagon - $350 (New Orleans (close to UNO))

Date: 2012-03-13, 9:56AM CDT
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I have a 1992 Honda Accord Station Wagon that won't start. I'm pretty sure it needs a new timing belt. I had it worked on at Mid-City Automotive, and they said it should run fine, but I just got a new full-time job that I can walk to, and it's not worth the trouble for me to figure out the problem. No air conditioning, driver side window needs a new motor. No tag, clear title. You haul.

• Location: New Orleans (close to UNO)
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Found this one today and the transmission guy at work wants a little car so I showed this one to him. He is going to look at it tomorrow

 

Any thoughts. I thought it looked like a clean little wagon for the price, even needing the timing belt if someone wanted to tackle the job.

 

If I remember right, Hondas bend the valves when the timing belt breaks.

 

It is a 50/50 chance, it doesn't always bend the valves I didn't think but not sure since I never messed with a honda but maybe that is why nobody will mess with it

 

I think it all depends on how the car was running when it broke and how many times they tried to start it, if its a non clearance motor and it was turned over it bent the valves or worse, it has no room for them to stay open at all, and thats why its probably a head at least. I have worked on these before and once they pop the valves get wacked. The chrysler sebring engines do the same thing.