[jsaltlick]

I think I screwed myself. I bought a parts truck with a new crate checy 350 motor in it. I'm doing the motor swap with my mechanic this coming weds.

Yesterday I sprayed it down with degreaser and hosed it off. I covered the distributor and the carb with plastic. No water got in that way.

My valve covers were rusty on top so I bought some new ones to clean up every thing before the install. painted the block, trans, X-fer etc today.

Popped off the old valve covers and the passenger side had water in it. Gasket must've failed. Not sure how much went inside the engine but the low part where oil usually sits was all water rather than all oil. Worst part is the water was white-ish which means it was part degreaser as well.

How screwed am I? I didn't dowse the engine but I didn't use a hand sprayer either. Is there something I can do to make sure the engine will run fine? An additive? or is it rebuild time on a newly rebuilt engine.

Extremely frustrated as I thought I was being extra careful with the water and covering the other parts with plastic.


HELP!