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> On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
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> > On a separate note my old commuter car (An '85 Buick Regal) broke down
> > Sunday (Coming down an entrance ramp to an interstate, hit gas to speed
> > up, and all of a sudden it hesitated and hitting the gas made it slow down
> > instead of speed up, let off gas let it coast down ramp and pulled to side
> > of interstate, went dead and wouldn't crank back) had a friend's mechanic
> > look at it and he said the timing chain broke and it would cost at least
> > $374 to fix (If in the process of breaking the chain didn't damage
> > anything else), just wondering if this was a decent price and/or if this
> > is a job you could do yourself if you had plenty of time (I have a 3 week
> > break coming up for Christmas). Thanx for any help guys...
> >
> > Bruce
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> Bruce, The job of putting a timing belt on your car isn't that
> hard at all it just involves loosening a few pulleys and gears and
> slipping a belt on. The only problem you will run in to that you might
> need to tak it to a certified mechanic to repair is your timing might be
> thrown off wak if you don't put the belt back on in the same exact area
> markings that you put it on. Hope I could help you.
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> JOE "Mustang Killer" Hughes
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That's the thing though, it's the timing chain inside the engine that
broke, so it looks like a job that would require taking the engine apart,
am I right guys?
Bruce
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