when i was told he couldn't set the timing because the gears were warbled out i took it to mean the the key had snapped or something else. he said the only way to really fix it would be a new crank. isaid it wouldn't be worth it, so he jb welded the gear in place w/no guarantee it will stay in time. would you be able to see the gears are bad by just pulling off the harmonic balancer or are they under the water pump cover? he said he added a w/p cover gasket to my bill but it was never removed.
