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- From: tomer@emav29.webo.dg.com
- Subject: Re: TOYOTA's timing belts: easy to replace?
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- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.183537.5942@webo.dg.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 18:35:37 GMT
- References: <1992Aug24.052658.16972@mr.med.ge.com> <1992Aug24.134901.18192@walter.bellcore.com> <1992Aug24.183059.22963@cabot.balltown.cma.COM> <1992Aug25.063318.4454@u.washington.edu>
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- Keywords: Celica chain
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- In article <1992Aug25.063318.4454@u.washington.edu>, pmfisher@milton.u.washington.edu (Patrick Fisher) writes:
- >
- > Are they easy to replace on a Toyota? Does one need
- >be a weekend auto mechanic to change one?
-
- You don't say what model/year Toyota you drive. My 1985 Celica GT
- (2.4l, 22R-E FI engine) has a timing *chain* instead of a belt. Just
- thought I'd toss that data point into this thread. Cars in my series
- have rear wheel drive, probably improving ease of working on such things
- a bit.
-
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