Well, the subject line says it all.
I failed to take my own advice, and let the timing belt break on my faithful 87 Pathfinder's VG30i engine. In my defense, I will say that it's only been maybe 50-60K miles since I changed it last. It's got
232,000 miles on it and I bought it new.
I had JUST gotten it back from the mechanic, who had to do so much timing adjustment on it that he had to remove the distributor and re-seat it. Was that a warning sign that he (or I) missed?
When it happened, I heard a LOUD clattering sound from under the hood and stopped the car immediately. I tried turning it over a couple times, for a couple of seconds each time, with no success of course.
How likely is it that serious valve damage has occurred? In about all other ways, it's been a very good vehicle and I'd hate to junk it. If any valves were damaged, is it worth fixing?