Hello,

I may have been driving my old Chev Lumina car (1997, 3.1L eng.) a
little hard on the gas pedal lately and now there is a pronounced leak
from the engine of light brown coolant around the accessory drive belt
shaft.  The leak slows down to a slow drip when parked but after
driving it, there is quite a lot of flow.  My radiator overflow tank
is virtually empty and other fluid levels remain topped up.  Also the
area around the water pump (which I changed around 2 years ago), is
dry.  It is Sunday and no mechanic is open, and I need to know if this
car is worth keeping any more.

If the main head gasket or some other major seal needs replacement, I
suppose that will push the repair bill over what the car is worth.
Any opinions if this analysis is correct?  Anything else I can check
myself this evening?