Can't Drive 40

[MooMoo]

Hello.
My timing belt recently broke while I was driving my truck home. For reference it is an '89 Toyota Pickup w/ a 5spd. and a V6. After replacing the timing belt my truck will barely go past 40. To get up to 50 I would need a very long stretch of road. It feels like I'm driving a tractor, it's very loud, but I'm not going fast at all. I don't have much experience with engine maintenance, so I am sort of out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

-MooMoo

[Sidney]

Normally the idler bearings seize and have to be replaced with the timing belt and usually the water pump fails too:

http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/v6tbelt/index.html

Sidney
Repairs tv's,vcr's,home/car audio out of my home
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Dartmouth,Nova Scotia
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1985 Toyota 4-Runner,22R-E,W56,RN60LV-MSEK,rusted rear step/towing chrome bumper with 243 000 KM

[subliminaltrips]

Originally Posted by MooMoo

Hello.
My timing belt recently broke while I was driving my truck home. For reference it is an '89 Toyota Pickup w/ a 5spd. and a V6. After replacing the timing belt my truck will barely go past 40. To get up to 50 I would need a very long stretch of road. It feels like I'm driving a tractor, it's very loud, but I'm not going fast at all. I don't have much experience with engine maintenance, so I am sort of out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

-MooMoo

sounds like timing is retarded either on the ignition (distributor) , valves,( belt not aligned properly) or both , maby a plug wire crossed or on the wrong cylinder. you have to have the # 1 cylinder at tdc (top dead center) and the cam shaft (shafts) pulleys aligned tdc as well. then you need to time the distributor. not sure if the v6 is interferance?

[MooMoo]

Thank you very much for the input. It looks as though I have a few things I need to try. I'll get back to everyone if it works or doesn't work. Thanks again.

-MooMoo