[V8] I got it

[Kent McLean]

Tony Hoffman <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Only thing I still need to try to figure out is when the t belt was last
> > done...
>
> Definately check right away. You didn't mention the milage on the car. If
it
> is around 120K, I'd suspect it hasn't been done. Get to checking it right
> away. I have one with bent valves with 65k on the timing belt. It's not
> something to gamble on.

Don't rely on just mileage -- age is also a factor.  If the belt
has not been changed in more than 5 years, you may want
to consider changing it, even if the belt has only 30K miles
on it.  An old and brittle belt can break just like a belt with
too many miles on it.

Kent
'94 100 S Avant
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" has a new home