[Supras] 89 Supra lost power on highway, help!

[cthommes at adelphia.net]

Was the tensioner properly tensioned and bolted in place?

-Craig

---- "metlar at juno.com" <metlar at juno.com> wrote: 
> Hi Jeff, Jim, Bernie, list, 
> 
> I appreciated your discussion on the Cam journals very much, it certainly helps out. 
> 
> Looks like the timing belt jumped and when they opened it up saw the belt just flopping around in there. 
> 
> Any idea why this belt skipped? What should I have them check out when they spend some more time on it tomorrow as I don't want it to happen again. 
> 
> Thanks list,
> 
> Tom
> 89 Supra (no timing belt)
> 
> -- "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes.
> 
> Every single one of our heads has "worn out" journals.
> 
> The specs are only to be believed on NEW heads.  The bearings are not
> replaceable, and baaaarely serviceable.   Why Toyota lists specs at
> all, I do not know.
> 
> 
> The journals are either brand new and 'in spec', or "worn out", or
> "absolutely destroyed".
> 
> 
> Very few are absolutely destroyed, 99.9% of us are worn out, none of
> us are new.   :)
> 
> 
> using the list gives you 20yrs of know-how...can save lots of $.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:56 AM, metlar at juno.com <metlar at juno.com> wrote:
> > So I should have just ignore that the journals were were out?
> >
> > After resurfacing them, I did hear less noise and had more oil pressure.
> >
> > Still waiting to see/hear if indeed the timing belt did go, hopefully should hear something today on it.
> >
> >
> > -- "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ALL toyota cam journals are worn out and sloppy.
> >
> >
> > I really wish people would ask why only -1- person. (ok, there might
> > be a handful more) has ever done this before jumping into something
> > like that.
> >
> >
> > It may not be related, but other than lightening your bank account, it
> > did nothing FOR you.
> >
> > On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 9:44 AM, metlar at juno.com <metlar at juno.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I was hearing noise in the engine/had lower oil pressure, so I had my mech go in to do my Valve shims(which I thought were the problem) and per Bernie's advice (THANK YOU BERNIE!!), tested the Cam journals as well and yep, the Cam Journals were worn out and sloppy.
> >>
> >> -- "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "Last fall I had the cam journals resurfaced"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Why?
> >>
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