Forrest wrote:
> I have a 1989 Honda Accord SEI. It leaks oil and I have been letting my son
> drive it. I have lectured him about checking it frequently but wonder if he
> let it get too low. The engine quit on him as he was getting off of the
> freeway. I towed him home and saw that I had no spark to the plugs. I took
> the dist cap off and cranked it and the rotor didn't move. I removed the
> valve cover and timing belt cover and cranked and could see the bottom
> timing belt sprocket turning but not the top. I got the belt off and tried
> to turn the top, camshaft sprocket by hand and it wouldn't move more than a
> quarter of an inch. I figured that the cam shaft bearings may have frozen. I
> loosened the bearing caps and I could then turn it. A guy at a wrecking yard
> told me that it shouldn't have to be able to be turned by hand, but with a
> wrench. How hard should it be to turn? I hate to spend $30 on a belt, put it
> all back together, just to have it eat the new belt up. Thanks in advance
> for any replies.

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Isn't the '89 an Interference Engine? If so, the sticky camshaft may be
only one of several problems. I don't remember how far back you have to
go to find a non-interference engine....

'Curly'