2.3L 1994 ford tempo engine problems!

[kyleholt11]

My car has a problem and i cant figure it out. heres what happened. my brother drove my car and i think he over-reved the engine and now none of the pullys are turning! but, when i took off the belt the crankshaft pully turned. whats the problem, do any of you have any ideas of what is wrong with it?

[pre98zetec]

one iof the pulleys is locked up (id say waterpump)..

tempos have a rev limiter (should, anyways) so it would just bounce off the limiter instead of "over-revving"

[kyleholt11]

So how can i fix it?

[pre98zetec]

replace the locked pulley, if its the water pump replace the water pump.

[kyleholt11]

Thanks for the advice! i got another question what do i do to make my car have greater top speed and greater acceleration?

[pre98zetec]

check out www.tempotopaz.com , I don't drive/pay attention much to my tempo anymore (More interested in my Contour)

[kyleholt11]

Is there any performance Mods?

[kyleholt11]

Oh i almost forgot, how do i fix a locked up waterpump?

[pre98zetec]

replace the whole water pump assembly. First you should find the pulley that's lock. The waterpump was just a suggestion from me. It could be something else.

[kyleholt11]

Ok, here is the problem. when i take off the belt the crankshaft pully turns when i turn the car on , but when i put the belt back on, the crankshaft pully does not turn while the car is on. also while the belt is on, and the car is on, I can move the belt with my hand! Could it be the crankshaft pully that is messed up?

[pre98zetec]

sounds like that could be your problem.

[kyleholt11]

Thanks for the information! Im having a friend come over and look at it in about 20 minutes! maybe it will be fixed then!

[kyleholt11]

What can i do to my car to make it go faster and to sound better?

[pre98zetec]

there isn't much for the 2.3L unless you want to spend alot of money.

[kyleholt11]

thenks for the info! um, how do i install a tachometer in my tempo?