98 neon overheated, won't start

[joele8]

When the water pump went out the car sat for about 20 minutes, was restarted and drove around 3 miles and then just shut down. Could it still be the timing belt?

[inafogg]

hearing that joel makes me think the worst!! running after it already over heated.your going to see if belt is intac.pull tb top cover & watch while
turning the crankshaft

[denisond3]

As for someone saying they drove a car for 35 minutes without coolant - I would say they were mistaken. There may have been coolant in the block that was boiling away, in which case I would expect it -might- run for fifteen minutes are very moderate speed before the pistons welded themselves to the cylinder walls or the bearings melted. But the innards would have been junk long before the engine siezed anyway.

[joele8]

The sound is the same when cranking, probably because I had the plugs in It sounds like it wants to start but doesn't. Next nice weekend I'll give it a go and pull the TB cover, remove the plugs and see what I have. I guess at this point I should also count on at least removing the head to see what it looks like, only problem is I am not sure what I'll be looking for. Hopefully it will be obvious.

Thanks to everyone for the replies.

Joel

[inafogg]

hi joel i unserstand the time or good weather.just make sure the water we put in is drained.i hate to see it freeze up on you. mike