The link posted above is from @krazykuda Karl. He is in the Chicago area. He might be willing to help. I know he would at least with maybe a phone call. He's had some health issues lately, so I don't know how much bearing that would have, but Karl is a good guy. I tagged him so maybe he will chime in.
Yeah, I have actually read his series on it, and I've done a lot of research about rebuilding engines, I just want someone there who's a bit more experienced. If I mess something up it's gonna be expensive, so I dont want to mess anything major up