Tonite I pulled the head to find the intake valve on #3 had seized on the
guide in the open position. There is a nice chunk chiseled into the #3 piston
as well. I guess the valve seized and got repeatedly rammed by the up coming
piston.

So, now I am left with a few options. Does anyone know how smashing an intake
valve will affect things like the rods and crank bearings? I figure it cannot
be too good for the rod on #3 to have smacked the top of the cycle with enough
force to chip the top of the piston. Anyway, any suggestions will help
me decide between a rebuilt engine, doing a top end rebuild myself (this
time buying reputable rebuilt heads), and an inline 4 swap (I suppose) for
the red syncro...

dave