Will it work?
Basically this guy sold us a "'89 22R that had been rebuilt intake to pan"
NOPE
Opened it up. Double row timing chain. NOT an '89. Could be an '80 - '82
Not rebuilt either. Newish head. Thats IT. Everything else is factory.
However since I have it we want to get the most out of it, and whereas it hasnt been rebuilt, its not in bad shape. Will it fit in my 4runner?

 

The previous owner could have spent big $$$ and upgraded to a double row chain during the rebuild.

 

i still wouldnt put it into the 88

 

If it is an 81-82 engine, I dont think your transmission will mate to it. I think they are different. At least from what ive been told. And Its not to unreasonable that he might have paid an extra 75 bucks from engnbldr to get the dual row timing kit.

 

Look at the valve cover. If its an 81-82 it'll look like a 20r vc. If its a later model with a double row timing chain it'll look probably like your engine vc does.

 

which cyl head is on it, does it have pear shaped exhaust ports?

 

some are different, some arent

if im not mistaken 79-83 trannys use the small 9 bolt pattern cant remember off hand when i pulled my 82's 5spd and my 79's 4spd

Bellhousing bolt patterns by MarlinCrawler
84' to 03' Toy 5 speed trannies use two bellhousing to transmission bolt patterns.
small 9 bolt pattern
84-88' G52,54 carb 22R
89-95' G58 EFI 22R
85-88' W56 early EFI 22R
89-95' W56 late EFI 22R
96-03' W59 EFI 2.7

large 9 bolt pattern
86-87' R151F EFI Turbo 22R
88-95' R150F EFI 3.0V6
96-03' R150F EFI 3.4V6