I have to disagree!! My water pump froze up at 85k miles. It took the belt
> and tensioner out with it. I would recommend changing the timing belt at 80k
> or less along with the water pump. It really isn't a hard job. Just don't
> remove the lower pulley like the manual and Haynes book says. You can get
> all the covers off without doing that.
>
> Bob
> > You can safely ignore the 60,000 recommended timing belt replacement > intervals
> > IF you are able to monitor the condition of the belt. Chrysler has done a
> good
> > job of covering belts and the engine as a whole with difficult to remove
> > appearance covers, a most idiotic approach. Such practices would violate
> > aerospace standards where everything is open for inspection by easy > release
> > covers.
> >
> > You may get up to 120,000 miles out of a belt if it doesn't crack, craze,
> or
> > start splitting. Automatic transmissions extend the life of the belt due > to
> > lower shock loading when crashing the gears.
> >
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