1992 Ford Tempo, Timing belt?

1992 FORD TEMPO
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DUNTHATB4
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1992 Ford Tempo, I just bought the car, was told that the timing belt was no good. I took off the oil cap and when the car is cranking over I can see the valves moving. Is it very likely that the timing has slipped or is there another problem?
Dec 9, 2010 at 3:14 PM
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BUDDYCRAIGG
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most of the time, the belt breaks, or the teeth get ripped off in one spot.
Dec 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM
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FIXITMR
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4cyl 2.3 your car aint got no timing belt! has timing chain that i can say i've personally never heard of going bad even at 300,000 miles! take a compression test to see if cylinders, valves, head gasket are good.
Dec 9, 2010 at 8:28 PM
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DUNTHATB4
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I pulled one of the spark plugs the other day, completely fouled. Today will change plugs, hopefully it will run.
Dec 26, 2010 at 9:55 AM
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BUDDYCRAIGG
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did it run any better?
Feb 28, 2011 at 11:29 PM
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