Well, thanks for all the advice. It took some doing but I got it done. For a new guy my advice would be to invest in the right tools up front. The $10 angled bar spring compressor isn't worth it since one hand is stuck holding it down. The $32 twist type is a mess too since it compresses each side a bit differently and tends to slip off. The $54 one that threads on to the rocker stud and locks the spring down with a lever action worked great. That in combination with air worked best for me and once I figured that out, I got them changed out in about an hour. I used 2 air hose fittings for the spark plug holes from Napa (about $10 each)... put about 100 psi one cyl. forcing it to the bottom, found the two that were then at TDC and put about 80 psi on those (one at a time of course) and changed the seals on the TDC cyls. Piece of cake! And best of all, no smoke at start up anymore!!

Thanks again guys!