got the 3.5L donor engine!  i also removed the head from my 3.0L that is in the wagon. i was very happy with the triple square xzn bit i got from the dealer. after removing the head, i found a rather large crack between a prechamber and valve plus a handful of other cracks between valves and others like the large one starting to form. i was happy to see the condition of the cylinder walls for having 200,000 miles. one of the pistons was really clean on the edges (see pic). what do you think the deal is there? i did not find any coolant in the cylinders but it has been drained for weeks and i just now removed the head so maybe it leaked there and cleaned the soot off? i'm really hoping the exhaust manifold will work on my 3.0 by swapping the oil lines and support brackets. would also have to make something out of the flex pipes that come out the back of the turbine to the downpipe since i'm using my original garrett turbo on the 3.0. next i will be removing the head from the 3.5 and getting it to the machine shop for cleaning and valve stem seals. hopefully no resurfacing is necessary.
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83 300CD- sanden, dual p/f condensers, 160a alternator, ect
91 300TD- 722.6, #22 head, 3.5L IP, w140 manifolds, ect
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