[NeoJuice]

Here is a little update from yesterday. I got all the bolts removed and proceeded to remove the timing chain cover. It came off real easy with a little prying with a flat head screw driver on the top lip and it popped off. But low and behold I was not prepared to see what I found.

1. Bolt on timing gear was loose (as shown in pictures) I guess the previous owner did not torque to speck and use a little lock tight on the bolts.

2. The bottom lip of the timing cover came right off. The remainder of the lip is still in the bottom of the pan with the rubber gasket. I was like WTF? the little tack welds they used didnt hold.

So I need a new balancer and timing chain cover. I still need to drop the pan and get these gears off. What a pain in the a$$ this job has become. Before tearing everything down the engine is at TDC on #1. I'll have to check the rotor in the distributor because both gear timings are at 12 o'clock. Instead of being top (six o'clock) and bottom gear (12 o'clock)