My family has had 3 experiences with timing belt breakage.  Two were
interference engines and required rebuilding the heads.  The third was
in a '91 Plymouth Acclaim, which is non-interference, so a simple
replacement of the belt was all that was required.  I was exiting the
freeway (miles from home of course) to get gas when it went.  Luckily,
there was a garage nearby that did the work quickly and cheaply.

All were approaching the magic mileage number but hadn't quite reached
it yet.  I've become a believer in changing those belts before the
recommended time.

Mike

Robert Fisher wrote:
> --snip--
>
>> Sorry guys but a timming belt does't break, that's urban legend.
>
> --snip--
>
> Don't know where you're coming from with this Benny, but if that's an urban
> legend I'm living in the Twilight Zone. I've personally had two timing
> belts
> break before their 'time' (one in a Rabbit diesel- that one destroyed the
> head) and more recently I knew a guy that had a late-model Mitsubishi
> (iirc)
> that busted a belt at around 30K.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>