All right, so where were we. Here are the DOHCs:
Which were carefully removed. Now it's a NOHC:
I love egg cartons for this kind of work. It's like having little small parts dispensers that can get covered with oil, while making sure that I don't lose anything, and all the parts stay mated:
I was really worried about losing the chain into the engine compartment.
And here's what I found when I got the head off:
You can see exactly where the oil was leaking out through the gasket on the bottom left of the photo.
I cleaned off the oil, grime, and gasket remainder using the flat of a screwdriver, a 3/4 inch chisel and tin foil, as well as lots of carb cleaner (is there anything carb cleaner can't do?)
While cleaning everything off, I discovered something that absolutely delighted me under all the grime at the front of the engine:
An Easter Egg! This little logo is completely invisible when the engine is assembled, sitting between two fins on the engine. And especially when it's under all that grime.
After an hour or so of cleaning, it's all looking much better:
And that's when I discovered that I was sent the wrong replacement gasket set. Which means I'm now stuck. Fortunately, there's still lots to do, such as cleaning the cylinder head, which will be tomorrow. Then, we paint!