heres the deal. i built an engine and the headgasket did not seal properly. all fluids were put in and then the car sat for about a year like that. the engine has NEVER been turned over. when i got time to work on it again, i was coming close to getting a chance to try and start it. so i drained the old oil out and there was quite a bit of coolant in it. then took the head off and found that some paper-like debris got between cylinder sleeve and gasket. theres a tbunch of gunk in the waterjacket around the one cylinder where the leak was. the other 3 cylinders look fine. and theres looks to be come slight rust on the cylinder wall, the piston is at TDC and i dont know if it would be wise to rotate it at this point to check the rest of the cylinder walls.

anyways the finish came to a halt and now im at a lost as to what i can do now or if its a complete waste? i will get pictures asap probably wed. but from what you read is there anything i can do to clean up and salvage this block? there alot of tiem and money invested in the engine alone. completely built with aftermarket parts.

 

uum start cleaning out the gunk and taking it apart?