1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
146,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JWRHINE
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I have a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse that just got the timing belt replaced, do to it snapping. I got a compression test ran on the cylinders & the 2nd cylinder is reading 0 lbs. Would i be able to drive it up to 20-25 miles to get it home; that way i can have a friend, take apart & rebuild the head, because only 3 cylinders are running.
Feb 17, 2009 at 12:23 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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It's pretty hard to do on a 4cylinder engine.. If it can start up then it can drive. You just won't be able to go very fast at all. It will be a lot of stress on the engine as well.


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