I just received a b18a block from a friend for free minus an oilpan. I removed the crank, rods, and pistons to a god awful smell of burnt oil. So i figure it more than likely spun a bearing. Main caps look good, crank looks fine, so I figure for free, I don't care if I throw it in and boost it til it blows. The thing concerning me, is that it has a few chips out of the outer sleeve walls up top. No apparent cracks anywhere else, a quick hone and everything eyeballed out to look good, but what would cause cracks on the outside of the sleeve where the coolant flows? If it weren't for this, I would have no problem buying some bearings, and see what it's capable of. I just don't want this goofy sleeve taking my freshly rebuilt head with it. I'll get pics as soon as I'm able to borrow a cam.