Ok, so I've managed to get the cam tower off (all looks Ok to me), and today got the head off.
There's a lot of carbon build up, but the insides of the cylinders look good - didn't turn it over as I need to clean some dust that fell in when I was getting the head off out first. I could see number 1 and 4 cylinders, and number 1 looked fine, while number 4 has a small scratch.
I've put some pics below, but basically I'm thinking I might not re-ring the engine, but instead replace the rod bearings, lap the valves and replace the guides and replace the gaskets etc. Oh and remove the carbon of course.
I've not rebuilt an engine before - you guys got any comments based on the photos below?
Mike
