Thanks for all the replies. All of that sounds like good inforamtion and suggestions to have to me. I've found a nice master rebuild kit from PAW. Should be just what the Dr. ordered. Rings, bearings, gaskets, oil pump, timing set and a few misc dodads. Unfortuneately, I'm looking an 04 PAW, which says 188.00 bucks for the kit. I'm sure the price has gone up but that's still a great deal even if it's +/-20 bucks more.

I guess now I just need to finish the three other projects I need my shop for so I can make some space to pull this engine out and verify that it is a 390, check my bore taper, and mike my journal and crankshaft. So I can make sure to order the right stuff. I know when I have the engine out and I'm disassembling it I'll be asking way more questions here. I sure wish the internet would have been around for me when I rebuilt that tractor.

When I get around to pulling the heads, what do you guys recommend I ask the machine shop to do to them for me? Keeping in mind that the budget is pretty tight this go round. I need to be as froogle as possible but I don't want to be penny wise and a dollar short either.

Thanks again,

Dusty