Troubleshooting Head Components

So is there a win in this situation without yanking out the whole motor? I don’t have that time or that money. I just wanted to replace a gasket for Pete’s sake. Lol
Chock up the head level, fill each chamber with trans fluid or kerosine, if it leaks past pretty fast, I`d get a valve job done.
I had a high milage engine that needed a valve job, that car went on for another close to another 100k miles on the stock bottom end, and it was a Pinto for crise sakes :rolleyes: :lol: