Honda Repair: Removing cylinder head, honda accord lx, vacuum hoses

Question
I own a 1987 Honda Accord Lx sedan,with automatic transmission. Purchased a year ago for $900, having some 249,000 miles. It now has 257000 miles, and much to my chagrin while I was driving for Domino's Pizza here in Colorado Springs, it slipped timing. I thought it was just the tensioner,  so I thought I would check the compression after  setting up the belt timing again just to see how bad things were. In that process, I found that the teeth were stripped from the belt for about four inches.
 Okay, long story short. I want to remove the cylinder head, but find the sheer number of vacuum hoses on this carbureted version to be absolutely frustrating to keep track of. I've done cylinder heads on my '71 MGB, a '72 Civic, and my chevy 350. But this one absolutely scares me! I like this car as it is a nice body, very clean, but fear I may just have to dump it for something else since what I will spend to have someone else do the head repair might just be better spent getting another "beater" for Domino's duty. What is your opinion?

Answer
Michael, The teeth were stripped because the belt was really old and worn. Did you check the compression with a new belt installed? I've come across many of those 86-89 with broken t-belts and haven't had a bent valve yet. I would try a new belt and do either a compression test or a leakdown test too confirm a problem before I would remove that head. If you do remove the head all the vacuum hoses are marked with numbers  so use a pen and paper or masking tape to mark them for ease of installation. P.S. you can remove the intake from the head in the car and leave it there and remove the head seperate. Good luck, RICK