On 11/30/2017 1:12 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 1:24:00 PM UTC-5, ardiente casa del amor wrote:
>> On 11/30/2017 10:54 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9:34:33 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
>>>> On 2017-11-30, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OTOH, electronics are far superior than what was available not many
>>>>> years ago.
>>>>
>>>> You must mean they are "much smaller". I tossed my cell phone acct,
>>>> but still use my 'desktop' computer.
>>>>
>>>>> Cars are much better.
>>>>
>>>> How so?
>>>>
>>>> I jes found out there is such a thing as 'non-interference' engines
>>>> and 'interference' engines and if yer timing belt breakes on an
>>>> 'interference' engine, yer hosed. IOW, 'timing belt' (born to break),
>>>> versus 'timing chain' (rarely gives trouble). Usta be, all engines had
>>>> timing chains.
>>>
>>> Bah. The timing chain on my '74 Impala broke.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>> Wow, that's not a very common occurrence - how many miles?
>>
>> And which engine?
>
> Dude, it was 30 years ago.

Heh Ok, yer not a "car guy" - literally..

> I don't even know what engine I have in my current ride. I
> just don't care. It's a tool for getting me and my stuff
> from point A to point B.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Ah crap, that removes ALL the romance!

I'll bet you it was the eponymous 350 V8. with higher miles, and either
the chain tensioner and/or guide went bad.

That will over time lead to failure, but first you should have heard
some rattling or buzzing under the hood.

They're some kind of phenolic resin casting and not a forever part.