The rollback drops me off up the hill from the garage and I coast inside. With the freezing weather, I'm not enthused about starting the teardown in the middle of winter in an unheated garage, but for the first time since I've owned it, I had a little bit of $ set aside, and a good reason to spend it. So I start with the plugs and this is No. 1
![IMG_9609.JPG IMG_9609.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3614-3d13549f329f5ad34eec90b7bf4b41af.jpg)
Looks like we ran out of room in there. I pull the timing belt and valve covers off to see the belt is good, and none of the rockers were kicked out (an indicator of piston/valve contact). Exhaust mani comes off and No. 1 is sopping wet
![IMG_9652.JPG IMG_9652.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3617-a2b6c119e31114f9d6a60b2f6c5a4aff.jpg)
The head comes off and I noticed something missing. One of the cans is
![IMG_9687.JPG IMG_9687.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3618-cb61045b5a21b2a4368273e2cb0d5aa4.jpg)
...gone!
![Jawdrop :jawdrop: :jawdrop:](/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif)
I flip the head over and yeah, definitely had some problems with this cylinder.
![IMG_9675.JPG IMG_9675.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3619-6f4e79dcd005c14c2a23a72591b82784.jpg)
The other ones were wet, but not like No. 1
![IMG_9677.JPG IMG_9677.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3620-bd50887772bdb96e5f645d8ab39acfc3.jpg)
Back to the block, I look down into No.1. Still can't find the piston! But what is that hanging from the crank?
![IMG_9714.JPG IMG_9714.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3621-a45885cee4f903a66f1b4e9ce328d95b.jpg)
It looks like a rod cap! I reach down into the hole, and with my finger I spin it 180 deg.
![IMG_9724.JPG IMG_9724.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3622-713399c8477c9ac8d58710f8f8197512.jpg)
Huh? That's the bottom of a rod! So missing piston, rings, pin, half a rod, and where's the other bolt?
Sheesh...so I lean over the back of the block and in front of the A/C compressor I see this gaping hole
![IMG_9698.JPG IMG_9698.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3624-d94fc18829afa8dbd9bcda9a80060e28.jpg)
and various shrapnel scattered about the place
![IMG_9720.JPG IMG_9720.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3625-7ad025dff8879d7aea38d04f59d55898.jpg)
In the front of the block there is another hole
![IMG_9783.JPG IMG_9783.JPG](https://www.galantvr4.org/data/attachments/3/3626-a41a98e529bd77f34b2a7fa9653e9716.jpg)