Re: RE: Blew up the Neon (rant)

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Wed Feb 22 2006 - 13:38:27 EST


Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:

: Ryan Stewart wrote:
:> The timing belt probably broke, interference motor, belt breaks,
:> internal motor damage. On the new mtor, put the highest quality brand
:> new belt on there, and change it every 60k miles (40-50k if ya wanna be
:> real safe).

: Hi Ryan... well the belt didn't break - at least not 100% because it
: still starts and runs but really really bad now. When I started it up
: to get it off the dolly... I barely had enough power to get it down and
: into the garage.

: It started as a little vibration.. and then just kept getting worse and
: worse until now the engine just clanks and shakes real bad. Anyway.. i
: gotta get to work. Hopefully I'll be able to pull the head off this
: weekend.

  Maybe the timing belt is slipping?

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