The head is almost off. I'm just taking a break. Trying to keep all the parts as neat as I can because they may not be going back on for a looong time.
What I did find is that the turbo compressor wheel is in decent shape. I was thinking there was a chance the the compressor wheel was going to be missing, and is what entered the engine bay. Anyhow, it's there, and shaft play is still fine, and it spins freely likes it brand new. There are however, some small little imperfections at the ends of some of the blades. It's a brand new turbo and so I'm not sure why there are some rough edges on the blades.
What else I found is that I can easily turn over the motor by hand. I remember someone asking about that.
The timing belt was perfect.
I stuck an extension down the #4 cylinder, then stuck it down the #1. When I stuck it down the #1, it felt like there were more objects down there then just the piston
