510dream

Thank you for all the help. It seems kind of obvious now with your input. Glad to hear im not the only one. :) Here is a randome question; Is it worth it to do a port and polish while im here and have the next 4 days off :) Im thinking about doing it because I bought the truck with long tube headers on it, and i just put a weber on her. The motor has been rebuilt recently by the looks of the cross hatching and over all cleanliness. Is it worth the time?

I blew a head gasket and in the tear down I knew I needed to keep tention on the timing chain to keep the timing chain tensioner depressed. I failed and after pulling the front of the motor I saw I needed to replace the tensioner and guide. My question is this; what is the order of reassembly of the timing chain cover, then head gasket, top gear and chain? I can't figure out how to keep the timing chain tensioner depressed to have enough slack to slide my double roller and chain back on the head. Thank you for helping a young enthusiast lean before I break anything. (this is my first head gasket job)

I'll buy it need a carb ill do $200 shipped down to portland oregon?