1989 Mazda b2200 i got the timing wrong

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CAVEDIVER1990
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if i got the timing wrong on my truck could it bend my valves? i did the timing all wrong and my truck will turn over but will not start. and when i first got it all put back togeather it made a clicking sound like the battery was dead then started to turn over. i was replacing the the head gasket and the timing is the only thing i got wrong. it has never started since i got it back togeater. could i have bent the valves since i put it back togeater. they were fine befor hand.
Aug 20, 2009 at 6:00 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Its a non interference engine-What you need to do is put the engine no. 1 piston on compression stroke/TDC and reline the cam and crank sprockets with pulley at TDC/0 and make sure the rotor is pointing to the no. cap tower.
Aug 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM
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