valves ticking i think

Air..... yes. How would you suggest it be used for this?

Got other things to tend to first....have had this for <100 miles and gas mileage is awful low. Carb was leaking some fuel externally on occasion and the plugs showed really rich. Cut the car off and heard something like water dripping rapidly....found gas dripping down the carb throat. So a carb rebuild is next on the list before any more driving....the oil in the car seemed pretty thin for straight 30W, so no doubt it is highly gas-diluted now. Very likely this carb has never been touched since new; the hardened spark plug tube gaskets showed original paint!