extreme oil sludge buildup: suggestions?

[cp[mike]]

motor turned out to be perfectly fine....needed a really good cleaning and all new seals but it runs perfect(we changed every single seal and gasket on the motor which i guess is a good thing anyway)no real wear anywhere internally on the motor...cams looked good,main bearings all checked out with plasti gage etc etc.....compression tested(results were good) runs smooth no knocking, no burning oil, no smoking....its perfect....and no i didnt bring it back because they give a "startup" warranty which most likely the motor would have started anyway...i showed them pics of the sludge and they offered to "flush" the motor but i am glad i took cpmikes advice and we did it ourselves and cleaned it properly...it took a long time but it turned out better this way.

yep, after everything was cleaned up, this motor was definitely good. some slight variation in the compression results but all were close within range and looked good. like carlos said no wear on the cams or crank and no sign of damage ANYwhere in the motor. with all the ports and galleys cleaned out and every seal replaced, this motor is in better condition probably than its ever been. like my dad said, "if only people would take the time to do things like this, all our cars would be running a lot longer" :P

[cb7-R]

The few times I've seen build up like that ,turned out to be some type of "stop leak" put in by the owner because of an oil leak. Glad things worked out.

[cp[mike]]

The few times I've seen build up like that ,turned out to be some type of "stop leak" put in by the owner because of an oil leak. Glad things worked out.

very possible, and i actually was thinking that, considering how the oil pan, both cams, and both crank seals were leaking.

[Fake Thug]

motor turned out to be perfectly fine....needed a really good cleaning and all new seals but it runs perfect(we changed every single seal and gasket on the motor which i guess is a good thing anyway)no real wear anywhere internally on the motor...cams looked good,main bearings all checked out with plasti gage etc etc.....compression tested(results were good) runs smooth no knocking, no burning oil, no smoking....its perfect....and no i didnt bring it back because they give a "startup" warranty which most likely the motor would have started anyway...i showed them pics of the sludge and they offered to "flush" the motor but i am glad i took cpmikes advice and we did it ourselves and cleaned it properly...it took a long time but it turned out better this way.

Excellent.. Good job man. Now you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.