I have a 89 mirage and i broke the belt while going about 20 mph. Not knowing what the problem was at first, I tried several times to start it. After replacement the valves seem to be bad and it is running really rough. I was told that by me trying to start it was the cause of the problems. My mechanic says the head is bad but it was fine before replacement. Need some ideas as to what to do next. Thanks, Joe

 

first of all welcome to the boards.<IMG src=smileys/smiley20.gif border="0">if you've got that many probs from a broken belt, weigh the cost of the repairs vs. replacing the car. heads can be expensive to repair.

 

those valves bent the split second that belt broke ..not when trying to start it ...</P>


are you sure he put the belt on correct one tooth of it runs like crap.....</P>


I have seen it many times bought a few cars cheap that way too check the belt job ...bring the car home have someone else look at it .....</P>


if thats the case a HEAD IS NOT THAT BAD 89's hold up pretty good but if you can't get the whole job done for under 700 forget about it </P>


Hard lesson to learn evry 60k change the belt OR 5 years time wears things just as bad as use</P>