first, who are we to bash you. Shyte, you even took the time to post back. Very cool.
Ok, a few questions here. Before you ripped off the lower, how was the engine sounding. Any rod or crank knock?
If not, probably salvageable with two treatments of risolene or similar.
And if you tore it down to there, your shoulder seems to be doing better. Right on.
these 3.8s are nearly indestructible.
After two treatments and a few oil filters later, if that engine starts knocking, then we will talk.
yeah, that some weird gunk man. enough even to scare me, and trust me, I dont scare easy.
pic #3, wowser.
In case you dont know what risolene is, valvolen has a similar crank case cleaner.
here are a few links, after, now, what have you got to loose?
apart for maybe a few bucks in gaskets, dont forget, go felpro.
links below and some random videoes on how to either do it or wrong.
hi hi.
you will need two of these.
www.canadiantire.ca