First Post chain drive to shaft drive

sKZballs wrote:

... I will say that, having taken the cover off, the chain is very tight. Like a drum. ....

with the valve cover off and after turning the crankshaft. the cam chain auto tensioner will take up the slack. so the cam chain will be tight as a drum. so remove the cross-wedge before trying to re-install the valve cover. very important. the FSM should have info on the tensioner. the stock auto tensioner allows the pushrod to move forward only. and when it does move forward to take up the slack it kind of gets locked in place by the cross-wedge.  

Noted and done. Good information. Thank you Texas. I appreciate your help and patience with this project.

And thank you too H1. I loosened that 17mm bolt and the tension came out of the chain. Should I keep it loose while checking the compression and leak down or not worry too much about it? Thanks

So I did the wet compression test and the compression was much better. I guess that means the rings were or are the problem. Does that mean I have to replace the rings or could it be because the engine has been sitting a long time? 

sKZballs wrote:

So I did the wet compression test and the compression was much better. I guess that means the rings were or are the problem. Does that mean I have to replace the rings or could it be because the engine has been sitting a long time? 

Could well be, I would try and get it running before going in too deep and see what you have

Thanks Wookie. That's the answer I was looking for.