LA 360 Engine refresh?

dano said

It depends on how much time you have free to work on it, tools, etc. I think the simplest you keep it the better. If I may interject some advice, keep the engine together as much as possible unless there is something wrong. Fix the leaks and any other easy low hanging fruit. If I may ask, why do you want to replace the timing chain? Have you done a compression test?

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Copy. Pretty much every thread I’ve read suggests replacing it if you’re “refreshing” an engine. It’s probably just fine. I’m just a little eager to get my hands dirty. What do you consider “low hanging”? Would you leave the heads alone? I have not done a compression test yet. That would be a good start. I never done one, but will look into it more. I know you have to unplug the distributor and fuel pump and test through the plug hole, but that’s it. Lol. I need to research it more. Thank you!