maxpower wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > 95 Neon, 78,000 miles, no previous problems, driving after 1 mile,
> > normal, started sounding like rocks in the hubcap, then a bang, lost
> > engine power, engine cut off, coasted to stop, then engine leaked
> > coolant from pulley area of engine, no other fluids leaked, motor turns
> > over but will not fire, no overheating involved. ???? Help, diagnosis,
> > prognosis?
> >
>
> Sounds as if your water pump took a dump making the timing belt jump.
> I believe this is not a free wheeling engine and could have bent the valves
> if the piston hit them..
> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech

Sooo, if that sounds like what I think it does, considering I paid 2800
for this car a year ago, is there much use in trying to save it or is
it terminal??