I OWN A MAZDA 929 1986 MODEL A LITTLE WHILE AGO THE CAR A PROBLEM OF JUST STOPPING WHEN DRIVING ALONG.I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC HE TRACED IT TO THE ALARM SHORTING AND CUTTING POWER TO ENGINE THIS SEEMED TO WORK,BUT AWEEK AGO IT JUST STOPPED.ITIS AT A MECHANICS NOW SOME OF THE PROBLEMS NOW ARE TERE IS FUEL COMING FROM FUEL PUMP BUT GETTING UP TO INJECTORS AND IT STILL HAS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE ALARM MAY BE THE PROBLEM AS THIS WAS REMOVED AT A DIFFERENT MECHANICS WE DONT NO WERE IT WAS LOCATED

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Yes , your neon has a interference engine , it will bend valves , put holes in pistons .

The price he listed you could have also included the labor charge, I would check around with other shops as well as the dealership but also be warned that not all parts sold online are quality parts specially if they are coming out of china.

did you check your transmission fluid

New water pump.... new timing belt.... new radiator cap... but the idiot mechanic has not done the obvious.

1. Change the coolant thermostat located under the hose fitting on the manifold where the top radiator hose connects to the engine.

2. Check the radiator fan switch for proper operation. When in doubt change it out. A $30.00 switch isn't worth risking a complete engine overhall.

3. Do a compression check on the engine to make sure all cylinders have close to the same amount of comression. Overheating can cause head gaskets to weaken and fail. Performing the compression check would verify that both the cylinder head, valves and head gasket are still in good working order.

4. (Applicable only to cars with a belt driven fan) Does the fan have a fan clutch? I did not look it up yet. If it does then the fan clutch can also be a problem if it is not turning the fan when the engine is hot.

For cars with an electric fan the switch in step 2 applies as does checking the fan for proper operation.

5. Fire your mechanic! If there is one thing I hate it is a mechanic that only does half the job vs checking out all possible causes! Your car should have never left the shop in a state that it could over heat AGAIN. Time to have a chat with she service manager and the service managers' boss! They owe you some free labor!

Thanks for using FixYa.

Kelly

Dear Sweetallday5,
Without seeing the car, and being able to hear and look at it underneath, anything we can do is guess.
Now, here is a really good guess.
Do not drive the can one more mile, not even to a repair shop.
Have it towed.
Otherwise, you stand the risk of having it quit on you in the middle of the street, or even wreck whilst you are driving it.
As far as being worth it to fix, only an honest mechanic can tell you that.
God bless your efforts.

Stop driving this car immediately, you are in danger!

Have it towed to a mechanic, and tell him to check the connections at the fuel lines.

Steering column... I would look into that.

i would check your alternator if it just lost power while you were driving

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