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2001 Mits eclipse. I just recently had the timing belt, balancing shaft belt, and barrings replaced. I got my car back, and two days later, under 200 miles, my car dies. The battery is good, and my car acts like it wants to turn over to start, but won't. I was driving on the highway and my car just completely died on me. The lights, radio, etc are working. The belts are still good.... Any ideas of what this could possibly be?

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Power steering belt snapped on my 2001 eclipse which screwed up the harmonic balancer. Changed everything, then the timing belt needed changed. Now it starts fine and will idol ok but has no power, and dies. Can someone help

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    Power steering belt snapped on my 2001 eclipse which screwed up the harmonic balancer. Changed everything, then the timing belt needed changed. Now it starts fine and will idol ok but has no power, and dies. Can someone help
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Need to verify that that the timing belt tensioners did not work themselves loose. thus having the timing belt jump timing

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