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###TIMING BELT CONSPIRACY THEORY###
On Thursday, July 21, 1994 at 5:15:51 AM UTC+8, Owen Lee wrote:
> I have a timing-belt-conspiracy-theory, please read and comment: > (I'd like to compile some data and will post the results later) > > I had a 1983 Honda Civic, with a 5 sp. It went ~170k miles without > ever breaking the timing belt. My Uncle's 1986 Buick Park Avenue has > over 100k miles (Automatic), without breaking the timing belt. None > of my friends (work and social) has every broken a timing belt. In > fact, the only sources of broken timing belt stories a auto-shops, > dealerships, and friend of a friend of a friend who has a broken one > once. > > Harley Davidson uses a similar belt to drive its 800 pound motorcycles > in place of a chain. Now if a rubber belt is stong enough to drive a > 800 pound bike for usually 10's of thousands of miles, wouldn't you think > it's strong enough to last for a life time when used to drive a couple > of cam shaft, which probably offer resistance equivalent to about 20 pounds? > > My theory is that timing belt breaking is a scare story cooked up by > people who want you to spend $2-300 every 60k miles, so that the auto- > service industry can have a few billion dollars more business. After all, > the timing and valves were supposed to be adjusted anyway, why not add one > more item while the valve cover is off. > > I want to know if you have had a timing belt broken before, if so, > which car was it (make, model, year, etc), transmission type (which > affects engine rpm), mileage (highway miles, local miles, average > speed), whether you are throttle happy, how high do you rev your > engine before shifting, climate (hot air presumably makes plastic > deteriorate faster), etc. All the variables that you think may > effect the life of a timing belt. > > It's important that that you respond even if you have not had a broken > timing belt, especially if your car has gone over the magical 60k mile > mark without replacing the timing belt. Also, please include all cars > in your family so that I can have a big database. Otherwise I will > get only broken timing belt stories. > > > And please be honest. |
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