Junk in my new motor...

Yeah, I checked it out. The gear itself didn't appear to be in that bad of shape, but the chain had enough slack to justify replacing it. I already ordered a new one from Summit, as I was going to put a new one in anyways. But there was no extreme wear that I could see.

My main concern is the other stuff. The black pieces just don't seem to look like they've come from the timing gear. They're more rounded, almost cylindrically shaped. Very hard, brittle material.

Also, does anyone know the safest/easiest way to remove the pickup tube and screen so I can get this crap out of there? I can't seem to be able to just twist it out. Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks again!
-Josh