Thanks for the responses and the warm welcome. IÆve been lurking on the forum for over a year now trying to pick up some knowledge. IÆve got printouts from the online FSM; an engine bay full of labels and several pictures of things as I progress. Hopefully IÆm off in the right direction.

My plan is to pull the head, and check to see if there was any damage to the pistons from impacting the valves. If everything looks okay, IÆm going to install a new RV head from engnbldr with a 270 cam, new timing chain kit and timing chain cover. If the pistons look damaged, IÆll pull the block, take it to a machine shop and then rebuild it as well. So far, I like KyleÆs idea of leaving the harness in place and just laying the intake to the side within the engine bay. But that obviously wonÆt work if I end up needing to pull the engine.

Any suggestions or hints will be appreciated?

Thanks,
Curran