I finally ended up taking the head off. The pistons and cylinder walls were in pretty good shape actually. I just have another question now. When I was taking the head off, the push rods ended up falling over and getting jumbled up. I dont know if this is a problem or not. I have read at a couple of websites were they said to keep them in order according to where they were. If this matters, how can I fix this issue? Thanks, Cody