Make SURE your engine is at top dead center before you start; this IS an interference engine.

You don't have to remove the water pump or the oil pump to take the cover off; the outer bolts and the one bolt that goes all the way thru need to come off.

Find a beverage box to punch your bolts into as you remove them, as the TC has different length bolts which MUST go back into the same place (unless someone botched it beforehand). This is handy if you're not going to get back to it right away.

The mystery bolt in the pool of oil on top lives under the cam gear. DO NOT overtighten this when you put it back together, or you'll crack the TC cover and be sayin' bad words. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> This happens way too often.

Need a catch basin for your coolant, and about 2 gallons of mixed stuff to put back in. Make sure you turn on the heater, so you can burp all the air out when you're done.
USE DISTILLED WATER FOR YOUR MIX, so you minimize corrosion to your head gasket.

If you DO pull the water pump, use a 1/4" drive socket to put the hardware back on, or you'll snap something off.

Make sure all mating surfaces for gaskets are CLEANCLEANCLEAN. Take your time.

Go to <a href="www.4Crawler.com" target="_blank">4Crawler's</a> website; he has a nice little writeup for changin the TC without taking off the head. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

IF you are missing chunks, clean out the oil pan. Just do it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> Let us know whatcha find, and we'll get you through that too.