As I wrote earlier, "installed incorrectly by previous owner."
Rebuild vs as is? Did you pull the oil pan and look for metal debris in the pan / oil screen pickup? Know any history about the engine? Feeling lucky?
Gary H.
> -------Original Message-------
> From: neal zimmerman
>As for the scrubbing on inside of timing case I believe that was a
> previous sin, somebody probably didnt nestle down the eccentric over
> the key in cam. I have found that before ,upon opening motors In
> theory the eccentric would be wobbly but the fuel pump would most
> likely still work.
> neal
>
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 12:54 PM, neal zimmerman
> > wrote:
>
> > yep, that was it. I had a little lathe inside my engine. In my
> > defense I want to say the long bolts were not my doing, but the
> > previous idiots.
> >
> > I reassembled everything, and put blobs of red oil paint on the
> > tip of the offending bolts.Now the question is what happened to the
> > metal.??? Rebuild entire engine or crank it up and check oil
> > pressure, maybe replace oil pump, and go from there.
> > neal.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:57 AM, neal zimmerman
> > > wrote:
> >
> > I Might have figured it out. The reason I popped off timing case
> > was because while swapping a new water pump, I discovered the two
> > lowest water pump bolts had stripped out the corresponding threads
> > in timing case. And I immediately recognized they were too long and
> > yes, they are in perfect alignment with worn outer rim of cam
> > sprocket, and this could have pushed cam rearward into front of
> > thrust plate causing wear seen in photos of thrust plate and back of
> > cam sprocket. I am going to reassemble and verify, although it
> > doesnt explain scrubbing of inside of timing chain cover by f.p.
> > eccentric.
> > Neal
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:21 AM, < >
> > wrote:
> > Maybe installed incorrectly by previous owner? (Or a Toyota
> > dealer.) LOL
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
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