"Percival P. Cassidy" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:O3tSj.67$bU7.11@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On 05/01/08 03:56 pm I wrote:
>
> >> Since your Stratus is the ES model, I am guessing that you have the
> >> MMC 2.5L-6. I don't know what the belt change interval is for the 6,
> >> but I would think it would have lasted longer than 25,000 miles. I
> >> have a 1998 w/ a 2.4L-4. The manual recommends a belt change at
> >> 101,000 miles. I will probably do it at 95,000 miles. It has 87,000
> >> miles on it now.
> >>
> >> When I had my 1990 Dodge Spirit w/ a 2.5L-4, the recommended change
> >> was for 50,000 miles. I had just put on the third belt when the
> >> headgasket went soon after. I donated it to the kidney foundation.
>
> > We thought of donating ours to the local Rescue Mission, but I think
> > they take cars only if the needed repairs are minor. I don't think a
> > major engine overhaul counts.
>
> I called the Rescue Mission, and they are happy to take it. It's not
> just for whatever profit they can get out of it after fixing it up, but
> they actually teach people to repair autos, so it'll be doubly useful.
>
Heh.
What they will probably do is find some wrecked ES in a yard with a
perfectly good engine, and $500 later they have a running car.
I did that myself with my 1980 Datsun 210 probably about 6 years ago
it was. Engine swaps are very easy to do, all you really need is a
cherry picker - and Harbor Freight loves discounting those.
Ted
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