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Originally Posted by sasKuach
lotsofmagnets, it was a balance shaft issue - the engine output felt the same as before though it had trouble starting warm.
souzafone, it actually is an interference engine. That's is the reason I was so willing to drop $$$ to change the timing belt before any signs of trouble.
The end result is that I didn't even need to haggle with them; they told me flat out it wouldn't cost me anything because it's something they screwed up during the prior visit. Tell you what, that impressed the hell out of me. I didn't even care that my car was in the shop for 3 days because my free rental was a nice Audi with a sunroof. I think I found my shop 
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This just goes to show its often difficult enough to diagnose an auto prob in the real world , let alone online. Good catch by lotsof magnets, a loss of power and/or hard starting would be a sign of a timing prob.
I recently replaced the AC/Heater blower in my grand prix, the old one died, blew out both fuses, hi is on a 30 amp, lower speeds on a 20 amp circuit. I started the car checked the new blower and it only worked on high....hmmmmm....turned it off then tried to restart it a couple of min later & the whole electrical system was dead. Nuttin, not even interior lights or anything. Wow, a total electrical system failure??? Not really, it turned out to be a bad battery but I've never seen one die so quickly, start one minute then completely dead the next. I also replaced the factory battery cables with thicker 2 ga wire since it is a rather long run, 6ft, and a new blower resistor fixed the lower speeds on the fan. Just an FYI, always replace the blower resistor when you install a new AC/Heater blower.