Timing belt ?

[DeWitt Harrison]

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:58:34 -0700 (PDT)
        Jeff Hawes <kevkatsdadd at yahoo.com> wrote:

>   When a timing belt goes, is it an abrupt no go or can it be gradual ?
>
>   I was an eighth of a mile from home(all downhill fortunately) this
>  morning when I experienced a substantial but gradual loss of power.
>  Gauges were fine and the best description I can give is it felt like
>  the front end had locked up. After parking it and checking fluids
> and tires, there was that unmistakable smell of burnt rubber.

I don't know the 20V that well but could an idler pulley (timing
belt) or tensioner (serpentine belt) have seized? That ought to
produce a lot of drag and burning rubber.

DeWitt Harrison
good 'ol 10V turbo