It was a $500 car, didn't bother pulling the head off, the crank was 
bent though.
you couldn't turn it by hand with all the plugs removed.

Carl Denk wrote:
> Was the valve damage on the engine that squirted in the face? I asked 
> for actual experience, not conceptions. If I read the below correctly, 
> changed the head gasket, probably changed oil, and engine was OK, which 
> is the common blown head gasket scenario.
>
> Jake Anderson wrote:
>   
>> blown head gasket lets water into the cylinder, Think *very blown*.
>> I have seen a blown head in a car put enough water into a cylinder to 
>> actually squirt somebody in the face from about 2 meters away through 
>> the spark plug hole (we removed the plug)
>> If the gasket was damaged and leaking then you would get the loss of 
>> power etc and quite conceivably a busted up plug and the busted valve.
>> I'd guess those would be done while trying to start the engine after 
>> hammering it while it was running.
>>
>> If they haven't pulled the head off the engine you could fill the 
>> engines coolant passages with water and see if it fills the cylinders again.
>>
>> But still the best bet is the oil, its the only thing that's going to 
>> show the engine running for a period of time with water present 
>> otherwise they could blame the blown gasket on injested water
>>
>> Oh btw, if it goes poorly, keep in mind you should get the old engine 
>> ;-> new valve and gasket and your on your way.
>>
>> Carl Denk wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> How do you explain the battered sparkplug and broken valve with the 
>>> blown head gasket scenario? The coolant hot and hard starting is new 
>>> evidence. That could be (and there are other scenarios) water in the 
>>> lube oil, and the start of loss of lubrication, increased friction, and 
>>> seizing/galling of bearing surfaces, or failed water pump, or, or, or...
>>> A blown head gasket allows coolant (water) in the combustion chamber, 
>>> which (absence of really bad piston rings or a hole in the piston) could 
>>> leak slowly into the crankcase, in general only while engine is stopped. 
>>> Generally the engine still runs, though rough and power down a bit, with 
>>> no major damage. When going to start the engine, major damage to 
>>> crankshaft, connecting rod and/or piston along with possible structural 
>>> damage to head and crankcase due to liquid not being compressible. Has 
>>> anyone had actual experience contrary to this.
>>>
>>> And yes, homeowners or renter insurance might cover this, need to read 
>>> the words, there are all kinds of quirks including horsepower limits and 
>>> number of passengers. Ours covers golf carts, but not if equipped for 
>>> road use or if on a public road. We have several golf courses in our 
>>> area that require crossing a public road to play the back holes. Better 
>>> not hit a anything while crossing the road.
>>>
>>> Martin K wrote:
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Almost definitely a blown head gasket. Are you "covered" in that case?
>>>> And why doesn't any insurance cover this? Was there optional insurance
>>>> you could have purchased to cover it?
>>>> -
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>> Vitaliy wrote:
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>>>>         
>>>>> - When I was riding the jet ski, the "Coolant Hot" light came on. Per 
>>>>> instructions, I slowly rode it to the shore and let the engine cool. I 
>>>>> noticed that there was steam coming out of a tube on the right side of the 
>>>>> jet ski (toward the front). I have a feeling this is when the water started 
>>>>> slowly leaking into the engine.
>>>>>
>>>>> - After the "Coolant Hot" event, it became increasingly difficult to start 
>>>>> the engine. At first, all it took was a brief push of the "Start" button. As 
>>>>> the time went on, it became more and more difficult to get the engine to 
>>>>> start.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Eventually, enough water got into the engine to cause it to stall.
>>>>>
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