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Old 18 May 2005, 04:19 pm
Alex Rodriguez
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Default Re: New Timing Belt at 360K Miles?

In article <4289D870.4040604@Lucent.com>, jkolodziej@Lucent.com says...
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>Honda Gurus:
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>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?


I would replace the belt. Belts have a tendency to break at the most
inconvenient times.
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Alex

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