worst motors of all time
man I love this thread! I had 2 71 Honda AN600's sedan and a coupe at the same time just so I could keep 1 running. Air cooled 2 cylinder, bicycle chain timing with a hydro tensioner. Lose oil pressure or just start it wrong and the chain would whip and it would jump time, got to repair it in under 15 minutes with a 10mm and a 17mm wrench If it were not for these as my first car(s), I probably would not be a gearhead today as I learned to repair cars FAST with these getting me to school, them or my 10-speed..not cool. Ran it for 4 months without a starter as it, I push started it! I think the thing weighed 1100 lbs and I could lift the rear up and swing it into a parallel parking spot just by nosing it in. (My buddies put it on my front doorstep one night for kicks)
My 96 Breeze blew 2 head gaskets before Chrysler advised me there was a redesigned head gasket and paid 1/2 of the final one's labor way outside of the warranty, still in there.
And I gotta agree on interference motors with timing belts, and transverse motors that have the mount inside the belt/chain path or buried integral water pumps. Love old no smog L6/V8's-everything is in front.