Thanks a lot guys.
To be completely honest, I haven't looked in the motor meister boxes since my dad picked them up months ago. I know that the mechanic said the transmission was so mangled it should never be rebuilt

. He never said that about the engine so I hope that means its rebuild-able.
I will try to pick up the boxes from his shop on Monday. Money surely is a limiting factor so perhaps I could just look/inspect and research all the parts to know the purpose and condition. Would that make any sense? It would be free at least...
I think one comment mentioned that I don't buy this motor because of MM. It is already mine, we sent it up there. Do you still think its worth working on?
And now that I remember it, my mechanic said I could sell the motor for close to $2,000. I liked the sound of that figure, does that mean some parts are healthy? Or can even a ruined motor sell for $2,000?