Yes it has been mentioned and we will know for sure by end of next week. I will post all results after discovery is confirmed and photo's for what ever we find.

If the engine is toast (hoping it is not) then I have already found a used donor with 19K miles on it, only to use for the next 3 to 4 months??? and it comes with the SC too. Yes, I am going to leave it stock...!

Then I will have the old engine rebuilt for some serious HP, if I must go through this then I am going all the way with the engine/drive-train and with any luck have it re-installed by mid-summer.

* I am new here so I don't know at the moment if I can post technical discovery & progress photo's or how many??? If I can I will.

Guys I can't thank you enough for the responces.
** Many many thanks to all those who answered their phones this weekend too, with helping out in the process of eliminations...