Satan,
Been wondering; Did you ever pull the head to see what if anything was was wrong? I would have assumed the tapping was just the normal 4g64 2.4L Mitz hydralic valve noise an older engine makes.
I've blow 3 timing belts on my 94 galant ES (car has 240K miles) without any appearent engine damage. My car likes to eat them right at 60K and I tend to put things off too long; blew one doing 80mpg and another just idling in the driveway. As long as she is running I would not mess with it. My car is still going strong (still getting 26-30 mpg city and highway).
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