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Changing your timing belt after hitting a moose in the mountains of New Hampshire. 200

posted by  FitzFitzgerald on  Wed Oct 15 08:45 CST 2003
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Well Phil, using the bubble gum, coat hanger, swiss army knife, and duct tape in my glove box, -and since my middle name is Macgyver...

Seriously, I keep a timing belt & tensioner with me so as to prevent being stuck in the middle of nowhere at a mechanics garage for ## days while he orders the part via slow boat from Brazil. Since it's not practical to bring every tool that I own on every trip, I only bring the ones that are most likely to help me in the most common Volvo breakdowns (Relay, AMM, FPR, T-Belt & Tensioner). If the timing belt does snap, you can be back on the road in a few hours once you locate a mechanic with the tools. (either borrow the tools or pay to have the work done) On any long trip, I'll typically bring a full set of sockets and some misc nuts and bolts too.

At somepoint when I head out to Glacier National Park, I might bring the necessary tools with me for a timing belt change, but we'll cross that road when we get there. For now, the big parts have to stay home. -like the spare Flux Capacitor and Hyperdrives. If something major breaks, I'll have to be content to use the sub-light engine (B230F).

God bless, and watch for overhead wires when landing on a highway.
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 245, NA 225K






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