Ok so I tore down the motor today. Here is what I found.

Workin on it in the bay...



lookin kinda dirty...



GROSS! Is this normal for a 1995 with 150k?





#1 Rod bearing and cap, not too bad lookin, right?



Close





Cylinder looks pretty nasty but I think this is mostly surface rust? The motor was hydrolocked...see the finger smudge on the wall?



and the #1 rod...took most of the force lol.




So what do you guys think I need to replace here? Obviously it will be getting new rod bearings. Do I need new rod bolts? What about main bearings?

Do I have to pull the crank (and trans) to install main bearings? Forgive me if it should be obvious...I havent really looked at that part of the motor too much. And its 330am lol.

How does that cylinder look? I can clean it out and get a better pic...

Lancerman suggested that I just replace the rods and use the same pistons/rings to put it back together....how does this sound? Motor had perfect compression last Saturday.

If I have to do much more than change the rods/pistons I think I will just throw a 2.4 in it....lol...

Let me know what you think guys; I will update this as I go along.