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Timing Belt Broken 200 1979

posted by  Kane on  Tue Jun 29 08:47 CST 2004
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BS. Find a new mechanic, or if you have the space and the gumption, take the money to buy parts/tools and DIY. These are easy cars to work on beause you have a lot of extra space in front of the engine.

$350 is too expensive for just a timing belt replacement on these cars - $10 part, perhaps $40 with mechanic's markup, but IIRC, even by the book, the labor is only 1.2 hours. An experienced one with a quick hand can do it in less than half that time.

And $350 is too cheap for a replacement engine and labor. Sounds like they're just trying to screw you over.

-- Kane
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