On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:22:27 -0500, maxpower wrote:
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> "Raymond Sirois" <nomail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:17:09 -0500, "maxpower"
<damnnickname@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> in an obviously impaired state, wrote:
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>> ><blindking420@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>news:a5dcd74e-15b2-4d46-9960-0482a6c0227e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> My timing belt has gone. I had it happen to my '93 talon, and now
my
>> >> '97 neon. My neon has over 250,000 miles on it (it is hard to pin
>> >> point exactly how much, because the odometer only works when the
>> >> spedometer works and that is only after you give the dash a couple
of
>> >> love taps). My question is, Is it really worth fixing the timing
>> >> belt knowing the milage and the fact that the last time this
>> >> happened, it cracked the motor of my Talon?
>> >
>> >May have possibly done the same thing to your Neon especially if it
> happened
>> >at highway speeds.
>> >
>> >Glenn Beasley
>> >Chrysler Tech
>> >
>> >
>> I'm sure that there is a very warm and nasty place in Hell reserved for
>> the individuals responsible for bringing us the interference engine
>> designe. Why I loved my old 2.2l in my Daytona, unfortunately long
>> gone. Also why I ensured prior to purchasing that my 97 Intrepid, 2000
>> Blazer and 98 Monte Carlo all utilized non-interference engines... One
>> of the first things I check prior to purchasing a car...
>>
>> --
>> Ray Sirois
>
> They are called, economy, and emissions.
As well as performance. You can eek out a couple more ponies by increasing
the valve timing...
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