Thank to the encouragement and advice from the good Neon fans on this board, I made the attempt and was successful! It took about 90 minutes from start to finish. The only problem was that I didn't fill the system with enough coolant, initially about two quarts. Then I started her up and she promtly overheated. I pulled the radiator cap and poured in another gallon and there was no problem.

Thanks everybody,
Tommy

Now all I need to do is the clutch, the rack and pinion, the body work, and the paint and she'll be just like the day we brought her home in '95!

Atta boy...told you, you could do it! Good luck with the rest of it.