Subject	Cheap insurance
Posted by	Joe(NoVA) on July 06, 2005 at 12:28 PM
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In Reply To	Why not? If the belt is fine then what's the problem? (n/m) posted by YugoBernie (NoVA) on July 06, 2005 at 10:57 AM
Message	Unless you just put it on, it has at least some wear, and a lot of times when accessories die, they put extra stress on the belt (such as when bearings fail, etc). ********************************************************* Joe Engine Rebuild in Progress: Sport 530bb's + Inconel :-) AIM: hoyatiger81 "No, let's listen to you with your $600 blow off valvers [sic] that do nothing for your performance, but make a nice loud sneezing sound. That's smart! PS - Stage III does require an ECU upgrade MORAN...You probably never even got you hands dirty working on a car. Take care toolbox!" --djtz1 he sure got my number ;-)
Follow Ups	damn, need advice >> - stockplayerz (NYC) 08:55:03 07/06/05 well i dont know about u.. - Rickytl (MA) 09:12:54 07/06/05 Hey Man, sounds like it is allready half done, - Barry'z (NJ) 09:32:16 07/06/05 Replace belts yourself.. - kdwest 09:34:32 07/06/05 Sure, go ahead and let him do it. (n/m) - Kenny 09:55:55 07/06/05 yeah, if he cant do the alternator, might as well. (n/m) - Halo Z 10:10:42 07/06/05 . (n/m) - Kenny 10:23:24 07/06/05 There should be no extra labor charge for belts - Joe(NoVA) 10:16:40 07/06/05 Good catch! Only extra expense should be the belts! (n/m) - kdwest 10:23:31 07/06/05 Please read Bernie's post below. (n/m) - Kenny 10:44:37 07/06/05 Actually that's wrong - you can replace the alt w. out - YugoBernie (NoVA) 10:37:03 07/06/05 Yeah, you're right - Joe(NoVA) 10:51:51 07/06/05 Why not? If the belt is fine then what's the problem? (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 10:57:09 07/06/05 Cheap insurance - Joe(NoVA) 12:28:51 07/06/05 no need to take off any belts to change the alternator - E=mz² 10:46:38 07/06/05 if you're getting the 60K soon, do it all then. - MedManZ(OH) 10:54:26 07/06/05 if he already has to take the 3 belts off - ZRoTTyZ 11:20:16 07/06/05 That was my initial thought - Joe(NoVA) 12:29:57 07/06/05 Assuming your going to be doing your 60k fairly soon, I - doug8867 12:29:20 07/06/05 Full list price on belts is $34.97, $85.03 for labor is high - Fast300 18:58:45 07/06/05
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