Funny I didn't notice this until now, but there seems to be some signficant cracks on the upper part of the case, just below the blocky areas where the bolts go. (my 3.6L / 104K mi) Hopefully I'll have the case split within a month or so and I'll know more like if they are all the way through, just thought I'd see if anyone wanted to chime in with "my god, man! it's toast!" or if this isn't necessarily a terrible thing...
and some gratuitous extras because I'm so proud of myself having never done this before (let's not talk of putting it together just yet) look at that beautiful cross-hatching
a little head/cyl sealing problem on one cylinder, looks more dirty than any damage, but we'll see.
The crack thing is my biggest concern so far. Engine had great compression at PPI - could not do a leakdown. Seemed to have decent power, just leaked oil like CRAZY. All regular maintenance was done according to the stamps in the book. Hmm maybe I should part out the good stuff and buy taso's engine on ebay