a possible new discovery...
i had just assumed that the fiber timing gear had a weak tooth that failed and led to the chain of catostrophic events that brought the truck to a halt, but after getting the timing gear off, i started to wonder if it wasn't a result of a camshaft bearing seizing up and thus locking the gear and stripping the teeth off. the shaft turns but not easily.
so i guess my new question is, how easily should the camshaft turn with the entire valve train still in place? the fuel pump is not on but the distributor gear is still in place.
as i have said before...any advice is welcomed!
