If the tail shaft section exploded and the alternator dropped at the same time, it sounds to me like the trans was in lockup, and the significance of carnage sounds to me like the engine was forced to cease rotation immediately. Rotating assemblies went from moving to stopped instantaneously, and the tail section is evidence that the energy had to go somewhere, violently. The alternator spins several times faster than engine rpm and had a lot of spinning energy (I guess it didn’t have an overrun clutch, or at least one that was working?). If so, I could see a cam jumping time if the chain tensioners have some springiness or give in them. Does the engine run with the same power it did before?
…agree with compression test… Quickest and easiest way for big clues …
smell could just be ATF near hot stuff. Or it could be poorly burned fuel if its a timing thing.
-m
…agree with compression test… Quickest and easiest way for big clues …
smell could just be ATF near hot stuff. Or it could be poorly burned fuel if its a timing thing.
-m