semperfi

Vehicle Info:
94 Toyota Truck
4x4 22re 4cyl
Mil. 198000

I took my truck in to have it smogged and it failed. But not for emissions, instead it failed because it is 180 degrees off of timing. At first I didnt believe the guy but after I checked, sure enough it is 180 degrees off!

I cannot afford to have a mechanic fix this problem (poor college student) and I am an amateur at best when it comes to the mechanics of my truck however I am adept enough to follow directions... so if any of you can enlighten me as to why my truck is 180 degrees off and still running fine, then I would be greaty appreciative!

Thanks

the_supernerd

What makes you think that it is 180* off? I am trying to think of a way that it could possibly run being 180* off, but I cannot seem to figure out any way that it could run like that. If the crank pulley is somehow upside down, then it could read 180* off, but it would not install upside down without something strange being done to it.

Marc P

I had the same issue with my 3.0 found out my timing was not off, but my TP sensor was bad. You can actually adjust the timing with the TP sensor.

eric-the-red

Don't know why it's running fine, it should run like a pos. I had a Civic that I did that to and it barely ran at all.
There are 2 ways it could happen, someone changed the timing chain and didn't line up the crank and cam correctly, or someone removed the distributor and put it back with the #1 piston on the exhaust stroke. If it's the second one just remove it, turn the rotor 180 degrees and put it back. If you're careful you won't even have to retime the engine.

semperfi

Thanks for the replies!
I will try the distributor idea first... and see where I go from there.