Well after being convinced that the IMS was the problem I pulled the engine, took a 18 pound sledge and knocked the IMS bearing into the case....I thought the extra weight would help anyway and I found the shaft had chains around it...and they went to other shafts that were obviously never finished because the ends had big notches kinda like teeth. We all know shafts should be sooth sao I took them out and took an angle grinder and got rid of the teeth so they could turn easily. I wrapped some duct tape around the IMS bearing after retrieving it from the crank case...some kind of big freeze plug was in the way....dang thing had 3 on each side....took 2 hours with a moto tool to cut a hole in top of the freeze plug big enough to get the IMS bearing out. Use first rate duck tape from dollar general to hold the bearing back in.....but the engine will not run now....back to the drawing board.
Seriously....this was the problem
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