[Timing Belt Blues]

I just want to thank all of you who took the time to analyze this little, but big situation, thank you so much!!

[Timing Belt Blues]

OK, let me tell my story, then hopefully one of you great people can help me.

 

I was taking my boys to school one morning, dropped one at the middle school and took off to take the other to the HS. Going around the middle school, I headed south, coming up to a flashing red light behind an elementary school. OK, so I stopped, looked and took off, school zone is 10 MPH, then it just died. So I pulled to the side of the street and like I did the very first time this happened (another story), turned the key to try and start, then I snapped tht it was the timing belt. So had the boy push us to a side street. Had the Path towed to the house by a friend, started taking everything apart, but could not get the bolt off to the bottom sprocket/pulley. Had a local mechanic put it back together-with new belt, water pump and thermostat. He calls and tells me that there is no compression to #1 and #4 and unsure about #6 (he couldn't get to it). So I asked him if he turned the #1 piston to TDC and he tells me that "you don't need to do that". He also tells me that I probably have a or couple of bent rods.

I can understand if I was going down the highway at 75MPH, yes, engine would be trash and I would not be writing this, but 1000RPM's and comi g off a stop light????

I would just like to know, if it was to be placed at TDC and everything else counted and taken care of and without taking the valve covers off, would I have my engine back? I think he is just trying to get extra money out of me, but if I am wrong, I will eat my words.

 

Thanks to everyone and anyone that can help me.