My family has had 3 experiences with timing belt breakage. Two were interference engines and required rebuilding the heads. The third was in a '91 Plymouth Acclaim, which is non-interference, so a simple replacement of the belt was all that was required. I was exiting the freeway (miles from home of course) to get gas when it went. Luckily, there was a garage nearby that did the work quickly and cheaply. All were approaching the magic mileage number but hadn't quite reached it yet. I've become a believer in changing those belts before the recommended time. Mike
Robert Fisher wrote: > --snip-- > >> Sorry guys but a timming belt does't break, that's urban legend. > > --snip-- > > Don't know where you're coming from with this Benny, but if that's an urban > legend I'm living in the Twilight Zone. I've personally had two timing > belts > break before their 'time' (one in a Rabbit diesel- that one destroyed the > head) and more recently I knew a guy that had a late-model Mitsubishi > (iirc) > that busted a belt at around 30K. > > Cya, > Robert > |
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