1994 chrysler Lhs is knocking and running and going dead

1994 CHRYSLER LHS
151,000 MILES
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KENNETH78
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I was driving and my car kept going dead so i bought a altnater then it stayed running a little bit. then i drove down the road and it went hot and started making loud knocking sound
Mar 26, 2012 at 4:31 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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sounds like it overheated and you may have damaged the motor from driving overheated.
you need a shop to do a leak down test to verify.

Roy
Mar 26, 2012 at 4:37 AM
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