I have a 1982 Ford Escort (yes I know, a POS) with a 1.6 liter engine. It has been sitting for about 6 months. What happended is the water pump decided to seize up (bad bearing I gather) and completely shredded the teeth on the timing belt. Needless to say I was very angry. My friend and I managed to pull the old timing belt and the water pump out of the car. It is ready for a new pump and timing belt. My question is how should I check for valve damage? I really do not want to remove the head or the valve cover. We have rotated both the crank and camshaft. (in the proper direction of course.) they both seemed to rotate freely and with out binding. But I want to be sure the valves are OK. By the way how do I go about putting the timing back together peice by piece, step by step?
Thanks, Kona
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