Subject	I've seen t-belts belts go...
Posted by	MarkA(NoVA) on November 21, 2005 at 2:44 PM
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In Reply To	Hmm, okay. posted by Jackie on November 21, 2005 at 02:22 PM
Message	a few hundered miles after the recommended interval. I have also seen belts that look good, except the break in it. Then again some belts last tens of thousands of miles after the recommended interval. I would trailer/car dolly the car home; only because you never know what else is wrong with it.
Follow Ups	Would like opinions... Driving far w/original timing belt. - Jackie 13:56:44 11/21/05 Personally, I would - sfpearl300z 13:59:49 11/21/05 How do you propose "inspecting" it? Plenty of people drive - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:00:08 11/21/05 Are they not inspectable? - Jackie 14:03:38 11/21/05 You can do that but it's still in conclusive. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:08:49 11/21/05 Hmm, okay. - Jackie 14:22:36 11/21/05 belts can go over 60k easy,its the 15 years id worry bout (n/m) - AntiHero 14:35:26 11/21/05 I've seen t-belts belts go... - MarkA(NoVA) 14:44:40 11/21/05 even if it is hanging by a thread, it wont look like it (n/m) - AntiHero 14:11:15 11/21/05 You will be fine. If it had 90k and has not been - Ricerdaddy 14:00:44 11/21/05 thats a tough one....a 15 year old timing belt..... - Southern-Z (Little Rock) 14:01:56 11/21/05 should be fine for the trip, just take it easy... - drmx 14:02:58 11/21/05 2nd'd (n/m) - AntiHero 14:07:33 11/21/05 Unless of course, it doesn't. (n/m) - Kenny 14:10:56 11/21/05 indeed, that of course...would suck (n/m) - drmx 15:01:20 11/21/05 Re: Unless of course, it doesn't. - 2eZee 16:54:59 11/21/05 Drive it. (n/m) - SactoTodd 14:12:17 11/21/05 i say don't be so paranoid and drive the damn thing ;) (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 14:27:30 11/21/05 Just Do It, with apologies to Nike! Come on man, you worry - Gold Z 14:43:21 11/21/05 Chin can fix anything with $$ behind him, hehe - Jackie 14:53:34 11/21/05 "I don't think I could comfortably afford to fix a damaged - zmenon 15:57:19 11/21/05 I drove 12 hrs back to La. on original belt with 66000 miles (n/m) - Beach88 14:49:44 11/21/05 sheesh all this talk about timing belt changing makin me - Ben_96_Slicktop (VA) 16:35:36 11/21/05 Should be no problem > - Barry'z (NJ) 17:25:23 11/21/05 Thanks a lot for the input everyone >>> - Jackie 17:57:47 11/21/05 Sure nipped that in the bud.....Good to find out now and - Gold Z 18:38:43 11/21/05 Exactly. (n/m) - Jackie 19:04:14 11/21/05
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