Yep, apparently my SLC's engine is full of holes. The cams are rusty, valve covers have water under them, cylinders have water in them. Although it runs fine now (somehow), the heads probably look like Swiss cheese and won't continue doing so for very long. The guy at the shop said it's beyond a headgasket problem and I don't think I'd be willing to dive into headgaskets at this point anyway. He recommended finding a used engine but it's not worth it given the condition of the rest of the car. It needs a suspension rebuild and a respray at the least...
It does have some good parts that some people might find useful so I'm going to strip it down and then send the body on its way. Unless someone has any better ideas. I'd hate to just dump it off a bridge though...
So if there's anything you want, ask about it in this thread and I'll tell you the condition, etc.
I have a set of new valve cover gaskets, a new oil filter, air filter with 1 mile on it, rotor and cap with <50 miles on them, wood shift knob, 5 chrome rims with crappy but treaded tires, nice dash, nice wood, Becker works but maybe not the tape part of it, working antenna mast, working central locking actuators, kinda crappy seats, some kind of technical manual, all working switches, trim, bumpers, etc... The transmission shifts nice and smooth but the torque converter is a bit noisy sometimes while warming up at idle. I'm willing to pull the driveline parts (axles, differential, tranny, driveshaft) or anything except the engine--if you actually want that for some reason you'll have to get it yourself or send someone to do it. I'll pull parts off the engine. Fuel distributor works great since engine runs great.
