from a recent thread on alt.autos.honda, someone was arguing against scheduled component replacement on the basis of visual appearance - their case being that the timing belts that came off their car recently appeared to be in "perfect condition".
well, here's a timing belt that looks just dandy.
Yep, see it a lot. People don't think that the materials can age and degrade because they don't "look" old. Same situation with hoses and belts on most vehicles. Under hood temps have climbed a lot from the older vehicles. All the insulation and close packing give you little air movement and the heat just bakes everything.
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