Once the pan was removed, we ran the finger test and kept finding grunge. | 
Take a look at the crank; it's completely covered in broken-down oil. |
When the engine looks like this you need to break it down to see what else is wrong, so the head was the next thing to be taken off. | 
A pry bar will help you pull off the head without causing major damage. |
After further inspection of the piston chambers, we found out that a carburetor nut had fallen into the intake and had also taken out two other pistons. We found the pieces in those chambers after they had bounced around the engine. | 
After further inspection of the piston chambers, we found out that a carburetor nut has fallen into the intake and had also taken out two other pistons. We found the pieces in those chambers after they had bounced around the engine. |
Water had also settled in the chambers causing rust and freezing the pistons. They told us that the car had overheated and just needed a head job. | 
Using a micrometer, we found out that the engine block did not have enough meat on it to be rebuilt one more time. |
You all know where this engine went after we tore it down and did our autopsy on it. Remember to ask questions when buying a junkyard engine or your engine might wind up as this one did, back in the scrap pile. | |