Well the gas on the plugs occured after I poured straight gas into the efi. Yes it has a cold start injector but I just replaced that about 3 months ago. My original one broke when I pulled the motor to replace the clutch . It ran with it broke just a pain to get going when it was cold so of course I unplugged it and tried. Still nothing. Just spins over. Trying to get hold of the toyota doctor now

 

Okay so I had her towed to the toyota doctor last monday. Still no word as of yet.

 

man reading everything that you have done, I'm sure excited to see what it was!

 

Well..... I got called today.... not good news. Tensioner broke on timing chain. Mucked up at least 4 of the brand new valves. Guy hasnt dug deeper yet to see what else is shot. Said tensioner almost shot through timing chain cover.... soooo... I told him just to go ahead and give her a complete rebuild. New rings, bearings, the works...

 

ouch ! sorry it's major , I was pulling for it being something trivial ...

What's the dealer asking $$$ for the job ?

 

Well since im at it... im going for the big bang.... complete engine rebuild. Roughly $2700. Bored, New rings, pistons, valves, cam, timing chain.... everything. Pretty much a brand new engine when I get it back. I wont complain too much it has 290,000 miles on it and shes worth it to me

 

It hurts my feelings more than anything.... ol beat up truck aint probably worth 2700 bucks to anybody but me....lol...

 

Yea but your good for another 300k.

 

Yeah thats why I just said go for it. It was going to be 1800 to just fix the head, valves, tensioner, and timing chain so I figured if im going to go that far might as well go all the way

 

Seeing you quote those prices right there just made me realize reason #3671 why I drive a Toyota w/22re. If I have the time I can do almost anything engine related in my garage. The key phrase is "if I have the time", but I have always loved getting greasy.

Nothing like a light flavor of 30w from your sandwich because you don't want to take the time to stop and eat. Random