Need some help from you guys., replacing all new gaskets on 1.7 Options

[Hammer920]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I have dropped the engine and tranny and now have gone down as far as the piston cylienders abd heads, there were no gaskets on then at all the push rod tubes had orange silicone on the seals some were just o-rings not for the porshe itself some were some other kind of seals. I ordered a complete set from pelican parts, the 1st Question is this, when i took off the drivers side head one of the fins on cylender 4 partially broke off about 4 " of it, will that effect the cooling of it. 2nd question the pistons in cylender 2&4 and the valves are clean, the 1&3 piston heads have carbon bild up on top of the piston and valves cylender walls are smooth as a baby's butt, should I take the piston cylenders off and have them polished and cleaned or scrape off the carbon build up and put back togeather I dont have the ring compressor to put them back on. there were a lot of things that i saw that was not right or missing. any suggestions would be appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

[lapuwali]

First off, what problems did the engine have that have forced you to start disassembling it? What things are you finding that are "not right"?

The pushrod tube seals can be replaced without even removing the heads. If you've disassembled the engine this far just to replace those, you need to stop, buy a manual and the proper tools, and understand what you're doing before you proceed. Doing this kind of thing blindly can break valuable parts, as you've already discovered with the broken fins on the cylinder.