Bartbird, hoping it cleans up well, i was pretty disappointed to see that. What are your thoughts on that, the stuff that i pulled out was chunky, if it was a blown headgasket i suppose if it sat long enough it could get that way? I haven't pulled the pan off yet, i need to get the other head off still.

Bob S., it was just the way the sludge was, no cracks. On the #8 cylinder you can still somewhat see the crosshatch but not on the others.

I'll update the form once i get the other head off. Do you know roughly what machine shops charge to do a cleaning? I haven't had a chance to call but, figured i'd ask. Thanks everyone!