>That's the idea behind preventative maintenance:  Rebuild/replace BEFORE
>failure.  The airlines, the military, fleet operators -- anyone concerned
>with reliability -- has always done it that way.  The trouble is, it takes a
>little pre-planning and looking ahead, alien concepts to most American car
>owners.
>
>-Bob

Humbug! just drive it 'till it smokes. Noise? What Noise? Turn up the radio
and quit complaining. THAT! I can fix that tommorrow with some silicone and
duct tape. Get me another quart of oil while your goin' will ya! Damn
hippie wagon, gonna get me an Exporer...NEVER needs a tune-up.....

the REAL Ken

Ken Bowen
kenb@sirius.com