Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines '55-7 235: Mice made me a 10quart milkshake, advice?

Obviously sitting that long water can accumulate in a lot of ways. If it was me I would just pull the motor and tear it down to check it. If you can purchase a known good 235/261 for a few hundred bucks and don't need to rebuild any time soon I would do that.Or just rebuild the 235(more expensive).