Excellent news indeed!
Once you correct the timing chain length issue, you could just lap the valves and slip the head back on and..... Well, yeah, likely better to check the ring gap.....
As for the oil at the cylinder base: people seem to find that the head needs to be re-torqued several times after a re-build and then occasionally after that to prevent/cure base gasket and head gasket leaks. With the other assembly errors that you have found, I suspect that this was never done and so you will likely find that the leak clears up after you button everything down properly.
Forward progress - good going!
Pete
Once you correct the timing chain length issue, you could just lap the valves and slip the head back on and..... Well, yeah, likely better to check the ring gap.....
As for the oil at the cylinder base: people seem to find that the head needs to be re-torqued several times after a re-build and then occasionally after that to prevent/cure base gasket and head gasket leaks. With the other assembly errors that you have found, I suspect that this was never done and so you will likely find that the leak clears up after you button everything down properly.
Forward progress - good going!
Pete
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