So my car died a few months back.  I was driving it when I heard something start squeeling and then it started to over heat.  I towed it back to my house, and did try to start it a couple days later.  It wouldnt start.  I figured it was the water pump, so me and a buddy are gonna change that out along with the timing.  We opened it up, got to the timing belt, and saw that the timing belt ad actually worn through part of the plastic case near the where the water pump pulley is.  We went to turn the crank shaft and noticed that the belt wasn't even moving the cams.  So now we need to figure out if theres any valves bent or if we able to line everything back up even though the crank shaft skipped teeth.

The 98 EJ22 is an interference engine, if crank is moving and cams aren't, then you more than likely have bent a few valves.  No big deal, buy some new ones online, grab some valve grinding compound, and some valve lapping suction cup things.  Easy, just takes some time.  Or find a set of decent used heads and swap them in, you'll need new HG's, cam seals, and valve cover seals though.  

 

 

~Josh~

Alright, thanks for the reply man.

Bent valves are a good possibility but not guaranteed.

 

Pull everything off so you can find the timing marks. Set the crank, then turn the cams to line those up.

Replace whichever idler locked up hang a new belt on it and see if it'll start. If it runs OK you dodged a bullet and you can put it back together the rest of the way. If it runs rough, bent valves are likely. Pull the heads and have them machined and the valves replaced.

Well I dodged a bullet. Replaced the timing belt, slapped in a new water pump and thermostat, and she started right up. We put coolant back in and let it idle in my driveway while were waiting for the thermostat to pop and have the pump pull water into the engine. Topped it off and the engine got warm but the coolant never seemed to be circulating. The intake hose on the radiator started to get hot, but the outake was still cold, as was the water in the radiator. The heater wasn't pumping out cold air. My buddy thinks the radiator is clogged.

Have to fill the block through the upper radiator hose before fillin the radiator.

If there is a bleeder screw on the upper corner opposite of the cap, remove it and slowly pour in coolant until it starts coming out of the bleed hole. Cap that off as soon as coolant starts coming out, put another splash in the radiator if it needs it, then start the engine.

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