Thanks, Brian. I never thought I'd be relieved to have burned valves, but that's a whole lot better than rings! That's interesting about the intake valves. Off with her head! But don't go too far away. I'm going to need you guys to help me with the head R&R.

Here's a couple of prelim head R&R questions: first, what range torque wrench am I going to need. Some don't go below 25 lb.s. And what manual should I get? Should I get the CD's that someone mentioned you can order from MBUSA? Or is Haynes OK?