I haven't drove it to put a load on the eng yet since I put the new head on...I was thinking about taking it down the road this eve..If I do and the load makes a difference I'll letcha know...I was thinking of getting my hands on a timing light and checking it... what is the basic starting point? when I put on a new water pump I cleaned off the gunk on the marker by the harm. balancer so you could read it again and get a light on it...also which plug for checking? I was thinking it was the #1 cylinder...

thanks I appreciate you letting me needle you with questions

Mike