# Timing belt **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, lebaron\ **Created:** [October 15, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387 "2010-10-15T01:35:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kw1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/49beb7/32.png) [@kw1957](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kw1957)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387/1 "2010-10-15T01:35:54Z")
1985 chrysler 2.2 no turbo 54,000 miles body good is it worth putting timing belt in ? is this a “interferiance” engine ? ie belt break kiss valves goodby? ---
**Author:** ![kizwiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kizwiki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kizwiki)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387/2 "2010-10-15T01:42:50Z")
If you parked the car and it then it would not start, the valves are fine. ---
**Author:** ![kw1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/49beb7/32.png) [@kw1957](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kw1957)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387/3 "2010-10-15T02:52:40Z")
still driving car. pops thru intake when driving. ---
**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387/4 "2010-10-15T03:03:52Z")
No it’s not an interference. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/56387/5 "2010-10-15T17:09:33Z")
If the car is otherwise in good ahape then yes, it is worth putting a new timing belt in, especially of this is tha original belt. 25 years is an awfully long time to go on a belt. I’m guessing that you’ve not done any diagnosis for the popping and are assuming it’s caused by a stretched timing belt, that may have jumped a cog, causing the valves to be out of synch with the crank. I’m guessing that you’re probably correct. Whether you are or not, you are long overdue for a new belt.