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

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posted by  john sargent on  Wed Oct 15 13:13 CST 2003
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About four years ago my wife and two kids were returning from Seattle to our home in Vancouver Washington. The timing belt on my wife's 1986 745T snapped. It had only 45,xxx miles on it. My wife called me from her cell phone and told me the car had broken down. I drove to the Gee Creek rest area and picked them up. It took less than a minute to diagnose the broken timing belt. We drove home (about 45 minute trip), and I got my tools, spare timing belt, PVC rain gear (yes, it was winter), a Coleman lantern, and a flashlight.

Sue and the kids held the lantern and flashlight while I worked in the winter rain. I changed the timing belt in one hour and ten minutes from start work to running engine. I have never done the job that fast in my garage. I was motivated to work fast under the miserable conditions.
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john






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