I looked at the motor and I got some decisions to make.

-do I put a chain on it and try to time it to do a compression check? This would delay my need to pull the heads immediately?

-just pull the motor and rebuild it from the crank bearings up? If I do this I’ll know what I have as I have other vehicles to DD.

-source a replacement 4.6is running used engine? I like this option yet pricing on these is high for the examples listed on eBay and since the are already removed, I could be exactly in the same boat I am now.

Thoughts?