5kcstq Injectors, head removal questions (PITA)

[barry at moonbeast.com]

Okay, I've taken the front of my car apart to do the timing belt change, 
and thought I'd fix that long cranking problem at the same time.

This is what I get for thinking.
*deep breath*

So I got 5 replacement injectors, water pump, timing belt, hydraulic lifters 
and replacement valve cover seal from 'thepartsconnection'.  Also crank and cam 
seals.

My digicam sucks, so here's the disassembly in crap-ti-color:

Pass side
http://www.geocities.com/workhouse_master/feb18_04-007.jpg
Front view
http://www.geocities.com/workhouse_master/feb04_-006.jpg 

The first three injectors came out fairly easily.
Not so with the last two.

There is a metal press-fit cap on the end of these injectors that I managed to 
leave in #4 and #5 whilst pulling them out.  No big deal, right?  Wrong.  The 
more things I tried to get that #4 injector cap out, the further down the well 
it got lodged.  That's what I get for trying to get innovative.  Now it's 
almost certainly in the valve chamber.

Injectors
http://www.geocities.com/workhouse_master/feb04_-009a.jpg

Just to be certain, now.  I'm gonna have to take the head off to get the 
f*@king thing out, aren't I?

I haven't taken the intake valve out of #4 yet, but I don't think I can get to 
the stupid cap that way without taking the head off.  I'll have to take that 
valve out anyway, I know.

So the big questions:

Can I get the valve assembly out/back in again without special tools?  Any 
BTDT?  Is there a good writeup on this somewhere?  I've got the Bentley, but 
I'm not terribly impressed with it.
What all should I replace while I've got the stupid thing torn down this far?
(I'll get the head gasket set and replace all of them).  Thermostat?  Anything 
else?
What other special tools am I going to need to get this cap extraction 
operation completed?  I had to borrow the crank lock tool, but I'm hoping to be 
able to use some more "standard" tools and ingenuity for this already WAAAY too 
involved project.

Thanks very much for any help-
Barry



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