Re: Help! Can't start it up...

["Mike Watz" <watz@csdarc4.cnd.hp.com>]

> > He readjusted the belt for $40 and retensioned it (?) and said that the
belt
> > looked good...... it ran fine!  I was happy that I didn't have to replace
the
> > belt.
> >
> > -Mike-
> >
> > P.S. Just as a note, I estimate that that belt had about 150K miles on it
(it
> > was the original).......I recently had it replaced .......just as prev.
maint.
> >
>
>
> 150k miles? That's a long life belt! Anyone else seen one go that long?
> Wolff
> '91 200 TQ "The Beast" (all 4 Summit tires have lost at least 10 psi in
> the 2 month's I have had the car. Ack.)

I need to say that I'm not sure exactly how many miles are on it -- the
odometer quit about 4 years ago with 88,000 miles.......... timing belt was
changed about three weeks ago and I estimate at the time of replacement this
poor puppy was approaching 200K........



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Michael C. Watz
CSD
Non-hp-ftcollins
mike_watz@fc.hp.com