side note: if you havnt replaced valve seal's while the head is still on the block it's kinda a bitch, I have the right kit for doing it and have done it many time's and I still would much rather have the head off LOL but that's your call also there are a few nice little power trick's you can do to the head while you have it off!
but like i said this is just a small side note and thing to think about befor you jump into this kind of job.
Rope in the cyl? 60% of the time, it works every time.