3.4 DOHC just stopped after running fine (Page 2/2) Raydar OCT 19, 09:13 PM quote Originally posted by msweldon: The 96 97 heads are still non interference, however the clearance is so low that when the belt does go, usually at higher rpms, there's enough rod stretch under the right conditions that the pistons and valves can knuckle bump. Ah! Good info! And thanks for that. (I do have a vested interest. And I just received my F23 brackets and cables, so...)