UPDATE:
We got the replacement engine apart. As expected the oil looked terrible. But the bottom end was in great shape. The cylinders still had the cross hatching from when the cylinders were honed. So, no wear there.
We decided to have the heads planed and the valves done instead of just throwing it back together. The new engine had signs of head gasket failure just like mine. There are four "extra" bolts on the head that when you torque them down obviously cause the head to tilt toward them and allow for the leakage at the top end of the heads.
The instructions say not to torque these down when you reassemble. When you see the pictures you will say the same thing we did, "what the hell were they thinking?" I got some pictures of the head leak and what it looks like.
I have it torn down so I'm putting in a new timing chain and rear seal. This engine should be "just like new" when we get done.
Anyway we are reassembling this weekend and hopefully I'll drive her home on Saturday night.
I'll have the whole ordeal up on my website next week when I have time to write it.
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