Jeff Kolodziej wrote:
> Honda Gurus:
>
> I own a '90 Accord with 360,000 miles on it. The car has been
> very reliable over the past 15 years. I have replaced the
> normal wear-and-tear items like brake rotors, brake pads,
> tires, batteries, fuel pump, etc. I do have the original
> engine, original transmission, and original clutch. The
> car is starting to rust out pretty badly, but mechanically
> runs as well as when it was new. I wonder, however, how
> much longer the car can realistically run. Sooo, should
> I replace the timing belt in anticipation that the car
> will run another 90K miles; or, should I just leave the
> current timing belt in and plan to replace the car when
> the belt breaks?
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Kolodziej
> jkolodziej@lucent.com


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Passing a long load at highway speed (with on-coming traffic)is never a
good time to blow your engine. Murphy's Law says your timing belt will
break at the most innoportune time. Get rid of the car or fix the
engine, please :-(

'Curly'