timing belt, mx-5

our '91 just turned 140k. we bought it at
107k, and the timing belt had been replaced at around 80k, as i recall. the
car runs true and tight. one source says change the belt every 105k,
another (miata garage) every 60k. i gather the worst that could happen if
the belt breaks is that....it breaks. no engine meltdown or busted pistons,
the apparatus being non-interference. the temptation is to just keep going
and see what happens, calling if necessary that faithful companion over the
years, the triple-a tow truck guy. bad idea? thanks for any thoughts. art

In article >,
"Art McGinn" > wrote:

> the temptation is to just keep going
> and see what happens, calling if necessary that faithful companion over the
> years, the triple-a tow truck guy. bad idea? thanks for any thoughts.

On one hand is the cost of preemptive replacement at your convenience;
on the other is the eventual surprise of breaking down at a random time
and place. Murphy's Law predicts it will be at 3 a.m., in the middle of
nowhere (or the worst part of town), in a driving rainstorm, with a dead
cellphone battery. Feelin' lucky? :-)

--
Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Well said Lanny!

Chris
99BBB

"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Art McGinn" > wrote:
>
>> the temptation is to just keep going
>> and see what happens, calling if necessary that faithful companion over
>> the
>> years, the triple-a tow truck guy. bad idea? thanks for any thoughts.
>
> On one hand is the cost of preemptive replacement at your convenience;
> on the other is the eventual surprise of breaking down at a random time
> and place. Murphy's Law predicts it will be at 3 a.m., in the middle of
> nowhere (or the worst part of town), in a driving rainstorm, with a dead
> cellphone battery. Feelin' lucky? :-)
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> '94C, St. Louis
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

it's best to be sensible, guys. thanks...


"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Art McGinn" > wrote:
>
>> the temptation is to just keep going
>> and see what happens, calling if necessary that faithful companion over
>> the
>> years, the triple-a tow truck guy. bad idea? thanks for any thoughts.
>
> On one hand is the cost of preemptive replacement at your convenience;
> on the other is the eventual surprise of breaking down at a random time
> and place. Murphy's Law predicts it will be at 3 a.m., in the middle of
> nowhere (or the worst part of town), in a driving rainstorm, with a dead
> cellphone battery. Feelin' lucky? :-)
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> '94C, St. Louis
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Lanny,
Remember Flanagens Law, "Murphy was an optimist" ! :-)

Bruce Bing '03 LS