new timing belt for the ol' 5ktq

Scott DeWitt scotty at advancedautomotion.com
Tue Jul 1 20:50:38 PDT 2014


The time limit for in service timing belts is generally 5 years.


On Tue, July 1, 2014 10:43 pm, jlagnese at massed.net wrote:
> 10 years may be exceeding the life expectancy of the belt.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DeWitt Harrison <dewitt635 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:46:52 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: new timing belt for the ol' 5ktq
>
> My new timing belt has arrived from AutohausAZ. The box's "freshness code"
> claims the belt was made in February, 2013. So, short of pulling a warm
> belt off the production line, that seems pretty fresh. As you all realize,
> I'm now in for a really spiritual day of being as one with the car.
>
> So, with any luck, I won't be doing another TB change until, say, 2024, if
> I live that long. (They say there's a last time for everything.)
>
> DeWitt Harrison
> Boulder, CO
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