You run out of coolant? You toast the headgasket and smoke the rings. That’s a LOT more expensive than just checking the coolant level. AND, it turns out, the bearings are also shot. Because why not.
Took about 12 hours not including breaks and parts runs. Engine shows S.I.G.N.I.F.I.C.A.N.T. evidence of neglect from previous owners. Might as well add “CHANGE YOUR OIL FREQUENTLY” in that too.
I did have a gravity yeet:
But I’m very glad I still had the original engine from this car in a bin at work so I could yoink the cam.
Pendozi Machine milled the head, and we got it all back together and running that evening.
At any rate, the engine is back together and runs MUCH better than it did before! Yay!