Sirs: have an '84 2.2L, that was rolled doing over 100mph. There is oil in the water jackets, including the coolant reservoir. There was no water in the oil. The motor has 36,000 miles.
No sign of tracking between adjacent passages upon inspection of the head gasket. The head is dead planar. The block is maybe .001" off, lengthwise. I can see no signs of cracking, but I do not have the pistons out. No external damage to the motor. Would this engine run if it came to rest upside down for a moment...or longer? Would it run on its side? These are questions beyond my experience...who does one ask?
Thinking of pressure testing the head and block, maybe magnafluxing the block. Is this ancient technology, i.e., is there a better way to go about this?
The motor in my '84 has self destructed, and so I am considering this as a replacement. The reason for the self-destruct is in my next thread.
Thanks.