Updating this old thread.

I was having whooshing noise in the heater core, coolant loss, white smoke, and finally, bubbling in the overflow tank. Ran great but the writing was on the wall.

As mentioned, the TC was replaced in 2007 with a EB kit with about 30k on it now.

I was hoping to get away with just the hg or a new head without redoing the TC, but after pulling the valve cover, noticed the drivers side METAL guide was broken off about 3 inches.

Not sure of this was a result of redlining or what, but it looks like I now have a lot more work to do.

Does anyone have suggestions on what the best course of action would be? Should I pull the engine and rebuild or swap, or just do the timing chain plus maybe a new head?