New motor gone...

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Absolutely. The valve likely overheated and stuck. It's hard to have contact by a "floating" intake valve as it is closing while the piston is deep in the whole.
didn`t check guide clearance? just because their edelbrocks, don`t mean u don`t need to check them, or have them checked by a head guru. I`ve got a good friend that`s ahead expert that checks mine for me. not related but, being a plumber, I takes care of his hacienda too !---LOL