Blown head gasket at 55K. Head warped, block also needed resurfacing of top deck, which was not properly finished at the factory. Idler pulley of timing belt was found to be badly worn. Cheap flexplate with hollow stamped sheet-metal gear teeth wrecked by broken starter. (The Ford replacement part has solid gear teeth.) One very small burr on crankshaft, easily smoothed out. Everything else in good condition.

96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth "
mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid
planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip
involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure