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My advice to you is be careful about running straight water in your engine. If you plan to fix it soon you can get away with it, but if you think you may not get to it right away, be careful. Straight water can rust out certain parts (radiator, heater core). Been there, done that. As for the gasket replacement, you spend more time getting all the small stuff on top of the engine disconnected and out of the way than you do actually changing the gaskets. Another note, make 100% sure that you keep track of which pushrod comes out of which hole. The intake and exhaust rods are different lengths. Putting them back in the wrong spot will leave you with far bigger problems than leaky gaskets. Other than that it is pretty straightforward. Rock Auto has the problem solver kit for about $62 right now. No need to get a full head set if your head gaskets aren't leaking.
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