i guess any job worth doing...

So the engine came out and went back onto the stand wednesday.  Spent thursday & friday disassembling it to see just what went wrong.  Heres what i found.

I had pulled the oil drain plug the night before, so when i got home from work i could immediately drop the pan.  This is what i found:

​So we're not off to a good start.  So i moved to the top end to remove the heads.  I bought a cheap ($10) parts organizer from Harbor Freight and used it to organize the rockers + hardware, lifters and pushrods so i could keep track of where they came from

I found 3 pushrods with chips in the top.  Coincidentally all exhaust valves

​Heads off:

​I can see slight scoring in the bores:

​Rolled over, lets inspect the bottom end:

​If its not clear in the pic, the oil pickup is absolutely covered in metal, to the point of it seeming like it was dipped in nevr-seize

​Pulled the #2 crank bearing cap, and well....

​Scored to all hell, including the crank journal.
​Pulled a rod bearing, and same thing:

​This is typical of all rod bearings:

​Crank is out.  All bearings wiped, all journals scored.  I hope i can salvage the crank.

​Starting pulling lifters.  #5 intake lifter is wrecked:

​#7 intake lifter also damaged, altho not nearly as bad:

​Cam lobe wiped out:

​All piston skirts showing wear:

​All cylinder bores scored:

​And the bare block, waiting for its return trip to the machine shop next week:

​You know what they say....any job worth doing, is worth doing twice.

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