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'92 SHO DOHCams: non-interference?

Boy has a 1992 SHO, with Yamaha Dual OHC 3.0. I have been reading these forums to see if a timing belt failure would damage valves, etc. I think I am seeing these engines are non-interference and such an event would NOT harm the engine. Am I right? Thanks, Dennis
- DennisT
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- Mar 21, 2008
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Engine, Exhaust, Drive Line & AC syste
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What exactly does, "DIS," mean?

I might as well confess and ask: what exactly does the abreviation, "DIS," really mean? I couldn't find a sticky talking about it. A parts house might actually want to know more than that when I begin calling in the morning. I know where it is on the engine, but know little else about it...
- DennisT
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- Mar 21, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Emergency Issues - Help & Maintenance
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Yamaha engines: how good are they?

New here, and it probably sounds like it. Son has a Yamaha equipped 1992 SHO, with5-speed. How good are the Yamaha engines? Did they only equip SHO's with them for a couple years? Then Mazda or did Ford ever build an engine for SHO's? Parts interchangeability? Thanks, Dennis
- DennisT
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- Mar 21, 2008
- Replies: 32
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Emergency Issues - Help & Maintenance
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New here; son w/SHO 300 mi. away with trouble....

This is not going to be a very good beginning here. Our son lives 300 miles away and bought a 1992 Ford SHO about a year ago. He began having trouble with it not long after buying it, (private party sale). Vague, long distance trouble shooting is no good for any of us, but here's what I know...
- DennisT
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- Mar 19, 2008
- Replies: 55
- Forum: Gen 1 & 2 - Emergency Issues - Help & Maintenance