blown gasket or cracked head? rebuild or sell?

[TurboFever]

hey i bought a 95gst january for about 2400 with 149k miles on it, i was just so happy to get an eclipse that i didnt really take i good look at the car i bought it in a rush, and the guy selling it to me promised it was never in an accident and he had a mechanic who took very good car of the car. well BS it was nohting but trouble ne way to my question...the car had a small leak already but the other day i was driving on the high way only doing about 55mph, i press the pedal to accelerate and she starts slowing down i quickly pull into a parking and she shuts off, i lift the hood and theres oil splattered in a section of the car and lots of smoke and she was dry not one ounce of oil left. i got her home by dumping oil in her and driving her home, she was burning oil i dunno if it was a leak and it was burning or if it was the oil that was already there, havent drove her since. do u think maybe i blew a gasket ( i only saw oil no fluid) or cracked the head.

p.s. something that mightve contributed i put radiator flush in her and left it in there about 2 or 3 weeks b4 this happened maybe that couldve casused it?

srry for writing so much let me know wat u think

also if its a problem that the engine needs to be rebuilt do u think it would be a good time to get my hands on the engine (w some help of course) and do it myself or not bother and just sell her as is. ( i leaving in about 3 weeks to college and cant have a car, but the experience of rebuilding might be nice).


I did ask once dont blame me for technical problems wit ur site, and i did use real words. dont have a sissy fit over my thread.

 

[Spookcorleone]

If you're going to just be leaving the car in three months I see no reason to even look into the problem almost. Whats going to happen to the car once you leave? Its most likely going to sit?

Either way not to bad of a buy for that year - and it is a 'eclipse' after all... engines don't cost to much for these things, take a look at E-bay if you want.

If you've got the time, money, and the know-how, then a engine swap/rebuild would be fine...

But if your worried about saving money up for school - why waste it on a car, when you'll have more important things to worry about? Like, getting food?

 

[TurboFever]

no she's gonna get sold , shes not worth keeping to many problems. and around here every tells me eclipse engines are expensive and are askin 4k for a used engine, sumthing i definately cant afford. i figured it was a good chance to open up the hood and learm a little, but theres not much i can teach myself.
but yea, your reply makes sense. i am just to attached to eclipses i guess, thanks