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Date:         Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:06:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc (NVC)
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So, if a belt breaks before its time and it's not because of a flawed or underdesigned belt, what is the cause? "Operator error"?

A friend of ours just had the belt break on their 2001 PT Cruiser. The repair quote estimate is $1200. I don't know the mileage; I assume it's non-interference. Larry A.

Benny boy wrote:

>I will rephrase, let's say that when they break before their time, it's not >because of the belt itself. But i have never seen one myself, your a lucky men. > >Ben > >On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:39:36 -0700, Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> 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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