i just picked up a haynes manual (second one i had to buy...we gave away the first one when we sold the 4runner....doh!!)
anyways, i read thru it....its more work then i expected, but it does seem straight forward....i have spent so much time looking at the chevy big block in my cruiser that i just assumed that everything was as simple as it. my bad.
im hoping i will be able to get it back to running tomorow afternoon.
with that though, i am not 100 percent certian it is the head, i will go thru and trouble shoot as well as i know how, but according to the previous owner, the headgasket wasnt put in right and it went out recently so im stuck fixing it. oh well....it will be a nice intro to the new vehicle.