Save yourself a box of band-aids and alot of headache by pulling the head with the intake attached. Remove the intake plenum for access to fuel connection etc, disconnect the heater hoses from the hard pipes (or from firewall if they come off easy) double check all ties from the head to block and inner fenders etc are clear and lift off as a unit. This will keep you from bending some fairly important pipes and save you a couple of hours on dis-assembly. Just my $.02 having gone through the same experience a few years back (chain skipped). Sucked because head was 1 year old and I got all 8 valves! Eeeeehaaaaaaw!!!!

~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />