1995 Honda Accord timing belt or distributor

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ACCORDLOVER3641
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1995 Honda Accord 4 cyl Automatic 170000 miles
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I was driving at 75 mpgs on the interstate and the engine shut off. The car cranks but will not start. I have been told that it is probably the timing belt, and in that case since i was going so fast it probably burnt out all of the valves. If it is the distributor,which i recently found out existed, would the same dammage occur to the valves?
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:25 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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No, if the distributor went out which likely contains the coil and camshaft sensor no damage would be done to the valves. Easy way to check if the timing belt went out is to open the oil fill hole and with a friend cranking the engine observe the valves. If they are moving at all the timing belt is not the problem.
Apr 22, 2008 at 4:44 AM
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