I'm in southern California, Orange County to be exact. So a bit far but thank you.

I'm sending the head to the machine shop right now to have them check it out. Going to check rod length after work today and see where I stand there.

I never started the car but I did turn it over a few times to make sure fuel and electrical worked. For what its worth everything sounded perfectly normal. I know that all this really tells me is that I don't have a busted rod but it does give me a bit of hope. I will keep this thread updated as I go.

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