#8197, "RE: Long response --- sorry, this one hits a nerve with me" In response to In response to 3
The timing belt turns the waterpump. if the waterpump fails (which is usually cause by the bearings going, seals wearing, and allowing the impeller to rub against the block or pump housing) it can and sometimes does actually sieze up. Since it's turned by the timing belt, if the pump siezes, the belt stops, shreds, and you bend valves.
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