The mechanic said Timing Chain. There is defnitely an anti-freeze leak in the car - and its running rotten so it could be the timing chain. The car is older (92) and has 105K miles on it (I only have sweet bikes not sweet cars)
But going to the mechanic is miserable for this reason, I have no idea whats legitimate and whats not. I have asked for ALL of the old parts. But now I will call my friend joe, the walking encyclopedia of car knowledge and make sure this is ok. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 2:56 AM Subject: RE: Ahh, I ordered a bike... > *** anntenae up, making sure no one taking advantage of Beth *** > > Timing chain? What vehicle you driving? How many miles? Is it really a > timing chain or is it a belt? > > Belts need to be replaced ... Timing CHAINS do not ... Unless they look > or feel broken. > > Belts need to be replaced every 60,000 miles whether you like it or not > to be on the safe side. > > My SUV has a timing chain, and each of the three mechanics I took it to, > said, they wouldn't replace it, cause it didn't need to be replaced, and > prolly, unless the vehicle gets really, really old, ever need to be > replaced. > > I had vehicles with timing belts, and have had those replaced > religiously ... Cause the bad thing that happens is timing belt breaks, > engine out of time, can ruin engine ... Replace engine. > > ALSO, an antifreeze leak is caused by a timing chain? ???? Anybody out > there confirm this? > > I'm not a mechanic, but I'm just curious, because my parents owned an > autobody/mechanic shop once, and they did ALL their own work to their > cars and their customers, and I went out with a farmer, who did all his > own work with his brother .. (they actually replaced my timing belts!) > and I learned a lot over the years ... And no mechanic takes advantage > of this girl! I can even change the gas tank on a vehicle! <grin> > > Just looking out for ya Beth. Concerns and all that. I hate people that > take other people for a money ride. AND of course you may very well know > all this already, and I've gone on this long huge schpeal for no reason, > and I'm talking out my butt, 'cause maybe now timing chains do need to > be changed .... What do I know. <grin> > > Erika > With a K > Protecting the list for a better tomorrow. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >>| -----Original Message----- > >>| From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>| Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:08 PM > >>| To: CF-Community > >>| Subject: Ahh, I ordered a bike... > >>| > >>| > >>| I ordered the cheaper bike but got some really great > >>| upgrades, including a way cool, brand new, high tech, > >>| suspension hub. It adds no weight, but adds cush. I am > >>| the envy of all that i see. Sadly, the shipping on the > >>| bike to Alaska is going to be 300$. That sucks. > >>| > >>| I got off the phone with the bike folks to see my message > >>| light flashing. It was my mechanic. That tiny antifreeze > >>| leak is the timing chain. The total bill for the timing > >>| chain, the tune up and other odd maintenance is going to be > >>| $700 or so. > >>| > >>| That was a very expensive five minutes. > >>| > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
