I was casually following your thread, thinking I might get to that some day.
Today I ran my 'flood damaged' 01 for a couple minutes after getting the electronics fixed. The plan was to warm it up, then change the oil. It smoked and ran VERY rough for about 30 seconds before I shut her down.
Now I suddenly remember an old friend who parked his
troubled car by the boat ramp just before a flood and got a nice insurance claim.
I'll be following this thread a bit more intently now.
I'm going to get a different engine for the car, but plan to tear this one down for the exercise.