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Old 10-29-2015, 06:05 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
Back when I lived in south St Petersburg, Florida I had an old 1979 Honda Civic with the two-speed Hondamatic trans, which I drove to Largo daily and also delivered pizzas in every night. On the way to work one morning the timing belt broke out on the highway. I had known it needed to be changed but hadn't gotten around to changing it yet, so I had a new timing belt, my tool box and a Chilton's manual in the trunk.

I changed that timing belt on the side of I-275 at rush hour, and was only an hour late for work!
You've got to love those old Hondas with the non-interference engines. Timing belt breaks on that, install and re-time a new one. Timing belt breaks on a new engine like a Subie or VW, it's time for a rebuild head.
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