I had always assumed the car was in the junkyard due to broken up valves because when I got there the cam pulley was gone and I just assumed it came off while driving or someone took it off checking for slipped belt/crashed valves. I bought a cam pulley for 10 bucks off ebay just incase.
Well in preperation for doing my head gasket and fixing some engine oil leaks on my car I decided to pull the head on the spare motor for practice.
Head sure does come off easy on engine stand. Looked pretty good since I was expecting crashed valves!
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![Image](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/coolairvw/gen%20eng/Head.jpg)
Cylinders look good too and rods were tight
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![Image](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/coolairvw/gen%20eng/cylinders.jpg)
Looks like I got the cracks. Crack Kills! (but maybe not in this case
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![Image](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/coolairvw/gen%20eng/closeup-crack.jpg)
So I'm starting to think I got a good deal. Especially since I've used the alternator and starter allready.
But wait! What is this in the oil pickup tube!
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![Image](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/coolairvw/gen%20eng/screen-clog2.jpg)
I cleaned out a bunch of crap out of there. Man look at all that crap!
![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
![Image](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/coolairvw/gen%20eng/screen-clog.jpg)
Turns out its just silicone, so hopefully I'm still in the good!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)