Bent Push Rob Saga

[Bewy]

I do not believe the valve in post #22 are bent. That is not where they would bend; valves need leverage to bend, & that comes from the edge of the valve hitting the piston; so they bend just under the head.

Looking at the contact marks on the pistons, they look like the wrong pistons for that engine.

 

[harvenator]

@AJ/FormS, thank you for all the by the ways. The car has sat without running a lot over the years. My dad and I rebuilt it together then my dad passed away in 2016 and then it sat in my mom's garage until 2022 only getting started about every 6 months. I swear we had built it to be closer to a 10:1 static compression ratio but I was 13-15 years old when we rebuilt the engine so I may be misremembering things. I actually have a 360 block that I bought a year or two ago that I have been thinking about rebuilding but gotta save for a down payment on a house first! haha

@AJ/FormS and @PRH I don't think I'll try a leak down test. I think you're right that the valves are likely bent. I am going to start prepping to get the heads off. Remove coolant and start disassembling the top of the engine. Should I buy all new valves, guides, retainers, and seals to rebuild the heads?

First check your valve springs. If a spring.is broken it won't let the valve seal.

 

[twin 640]

If you installed the rockers wrong, It could be anything. Personally I would absolutely check the valves. The force it takes to bend a pushrod is a sign. Literature is what you need son not these foolish site's. Son...Google os not education, it's ignorance