Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
: I suspect the timing belt slipped a couple teeth - sounds likt the
: piston is whacking the valves... either that or the rod bearings blew -
: - but the engine is shaking like hell.. and there are misfire codes.
I don't know anything about the Neon motors, but if its just bent
valves from a broken timing chain/belt, you can probably get away with
slapping a new timing belt on and a fresh set of valves, assuming the
pistons are still OK of course.
When I shifted into 2nd instead of 4th at the top end of the track
a few years ago in my 318 Dak, after I fired the engine back up, it
was shaking so badly that I thought maybe I had broken a motor mount.
The truck still got me home that night though (90 miles), and turned
out to be just a few bent valves. After they were replaced, it was as
good as new.
Whatever the case, good luck with it!
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