Re: [DML] Old Tires and Hoses

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

For belts and hoses i was always told 4 years or 40,000 miles, what 
ever comes first. This is similar to oil changes. 3 months 3000 miles 
what ever comes first.

I agree that no one should be driving on coolant hoses that are older 
than 10 years old because in 10 years you can put a million miles on 
that car and a hose blowing out will happen thats why i say 4 years 
40,000 miles.

Gates the worlds most trusted name in belts and hoses also recommends 
the 4 year rule, and they now their belts and hoses. www.gates.com

Mark


On Friday, February 27, 2004, at 11:27 AM, David Teitelbaum wrote:

> This subject is comimg up more and more frequently on other car
> bulletin boards and newsletters. The current advice is to replace
> tires after 7 years even if they still look good and sooner if they
> have "dry rot" or tiny cracks in the sidewall or ANY other defect. No
> one should be driving on coolant hoses older than 10 years old, less
> if they are swollen, cracked, or hard. When a new owner gets an old
> car they aren't always ready to spend a large sum of money on a car
> that runs so they put off replacing these old parts and instead
> concentrate on the cosmetics, neglecting safety and reliability. Even
> owners that have a car for a long time will procrastinate on replacing
> what look like perfectly good parts. Ownership of a car means
> budgeting for replacing parts if you use the car or not. Batteries
> need to be replaced 5-7 years. Brake and clutch fluid EVERY 2 years.
> Anti-freeze tested every year. Failure to heed this advice WILL result
> in the car letting you down when you least expect it but you should
> have! On Deloreans you also have the struts that don't last forever if
> you want the doors to stay up. On cars that have been in "storage" you
> can expect to have to replace EVERYTHING. The alternative is to fix
> things as they break (which they will) meanwhile stranding you
> everywhere until you lose all confidance in the car and stop driving 
> it.
> David Teitelbaum
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