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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pb2624" data-source="post: 1684668" data-attributes="member: 6450"><p>It doesn't as the 2.3 is a non-interference motor that will not much the valves when you break a timing belt like most of foreign 4-bangers.  You are probably a tooth off on the timing belt as it is very easy to do on these motors when changing the belt.  Changed mine twice on my 84 SVO and about 4 other T-bird, Merkur, and SVOs that I knew when I owned it.  This sounds like the same symptoms that I had on my first belt change if I remember correctly.</p></blockquote><p></p>