DJBERN
CEG'er
My radiator went out in December, and being a broke college student, I drove it around anyway, only for short distances. I took it on a 2 hr trip and the engine overheated, it died on the side of the road. I tried to start it back up, and all I hear is grinding. I assume it's a cracked engine block, but I haven't had it checked out yet. So here's the question, what should I do next?
1) Could it possibly be something other than a cracked engine block?
2) Should I try to put a new engine in it, like http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999...006QQitemZ160218630232QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V this one? Sorry for the eBay link.
3) If I didn't want to fix it, how much could I sell it for? The body is in good shape, the only problem is the trunk lid, where one of the hinges is loose from the lid, so it takes some effort to close it.
I'm either gonna get it fixed, or sell it and save $ for a down payment on a new car, but i'd like to fix it if the ENGINE repair is less than $1000
What should I do?
1) Could it possibly be something other than a cracked engine block?
2) Should I try to put a new engine in it, like http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999...006QQitemZ160218630232QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V this one? Sorry for the eBay link.
3) If I didn't want to fix it, how much could I sell it for? The body is in good shape, the only problem is the trunk lid, where one of the hinges is loose from the lid, so it takes some effort to close it.
I'm either gonna get it fixed, or sell it and save $ for a down payment on a new car, but i'd like to fix it if the ENGINE repair is less than $1000
What should I do?