I almost sold it :(

I was just going to leave my Taco parked in front of my trailer until one day, while trying to put in new plug wires, the darned thing backfired and wouldn't start at all. After a quick tow and proper wire attachment it ran, but not too good. Lucky me, the engine blew up.
Long story short... the front main bearing seal replacement was done improperly by my local AAA Service Center and they fixed their mistake by welding the main pulley to the crankshaft.
Wooo Hooo... they had a mess to get my Taco back in running order. An engine replacement was all that was needed.

 

"Oh by the way, we just ended up welding on your truck while it was here. Dang bolts weren't doin' the trick"

Yikes. But hey, you got the good end of the deal! Score!

 

Wow what an entrance, welcome to TW!

 

Where are the welds?

 

Things like this are why I hate people working on my cars. Mechanics break or rig stuff and don't tell you.