Well, it happened, exactly what I was afraid of. As I prepared to change my head gasket, the #2 spark plug didn't want to come out. I got the breaker bar and got it loose, it was really tough to pull. Once out, my stomach dropped, the end was mangled badly. So I pulled my valve cover and saw all I needed to see, or perhaps it was what I didn't see. My #2 intake valve was gone, all that sat in its place was its retainer, and an empty spring. So now I am faced with a delema, rebuild the turd 2.6 or find a junk yard engine with EFI that fits the KM145 transmission? My budget for repairs/replacement is $2k-ish, and I am currently unaware of how damaged the engine is, besides the dropped valve.
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