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Old 15th December 2021, 23:28   #20
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Originally Posted by COLVERT View Post
The eight years shelf life is given but that doesn't mean the belt is in the same condition at the end of the eight years. It has eight years of deterioration in the materials it's made of.---Then you get you two years in use.

Total, ten years of, hopefully, reliable use.

18 years !!!!!!!!---Like playing Russian roulette with your engine.---
should always thoroughly inspect the belt prior to fitting, if in any doubt cut through it to check the rubber to be sure.
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