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1995 Geo Prism - failure to start

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Hammer Time
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May 11, 2014, 1:11 PM

Post #26 of 28 (1221 views)
  post locked   Re: 1995 Geo Prism - failure to start  
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I think I'm going to gamble and not replace that right now as it seems like a job that could easily go wrong for someone like me.
Just want to let you know that if that belt breaks before you get to change it, things will go a lot worse, to the extent of a new engine.



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robertsfd2002
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May 11, 2014, 2:30 PM

Post #27 of 28 (1212 views)
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Thank you for watching out for me. I do know this. I'd have to admit that before all this I didn't know what an interference engine meant, but am aware now of the risk I'm taking. You'd have to see this car to appreciate my decision, and possibly even agree (given that if I were to try the repair I'd likely end up having to tow it in to fix what I did and finish the repair); it's 18+ years old, beat up a bit, awful color, radio not working, wife/kids embarrassed to be seen in it, etc. But she was my first purchased new car...I just want to be with her until she dies, even if it is a little prematurely due to neglect. Honestly, every dollar I spend on her really aggravates the wife.


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May 11, 2014, 2:56 PM

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Glad to read you got your vehicle running again. There are two sides to a coil or transformer: the primary winding and secondary winding. If either side goes bad, you will have spark output issues.

Coil windings that have good resistance specs doesn't necessary mean the coil is good overall because you are checking it in a static state. Your coil may check good with your ohm meter, but fail when it is operating under different conditions.

Not to be a nit picker, but you really need to consider getting that belt changed soon. The recommendation to change the timing belt is 90,000 miles or 72 months or which ever comes first. Your engine is an interference engine which means if the belt breaks, it will bend valves. If it bends valves, you will have to pull the cylinder head and send it to the machine shop for a valve job repair. That gets really expensive and time consuming.

Thanks for the follow up Smile Closing this thread as engine no start problem has been resolved. Can be opened upon request by the original poster.

edit: At the time I was writing this reply i didn't see the previous posts. Wife is jealous of the car....LOL





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