roller rocker on intake side

[canonize-ryda]

The rockers, one or 2 of them slightly wiggle or seem loose. If that means those valves are bent or something could i use exhaust valves for the intake side? I have 8 exhaust valves sitting around and only maybe 2 intake valves laying around, so i was thinking if the intake ones were not in good shape then i good use better shaped exhaust ones. Thanks

 

[H4G64T]

No you cannot use exhaust valves on the intake side.

 

[canonize-ryda]

Well lets hope my other intake valves are good. And having them wiggle mean bent valves on those rockers?

 

[H4G64T]

It could. I would just bring it to a machine shop and have them pressure check the head.

 

[canonize-ryda]

Well can i pull the head and check the valves? I have no money and no way to get this car to any shop. Is there like a poor man method here i can employ?

 

[H4G64T]

Not really, if they are damaged bad enough you can tell by eye, but sometimes things are bent just enough.

You can look at your piston tops to see if their is any sign of them making contact with your valves.

 

[canonize-ryda]

Are there dents already in the cylinders for the valves?

 

[LiquidX]

I would check the lifters before you pull the head...

 

[canonize-ryda]

How can i check the lifters? i have started removing everything so i can start to remove the head bolts. Valve cover is off.

 

[codeofdastreets]

Y would you have bent a valve"s?? Have you checked timing and the belt?? Remember we have hydrolic lifters in our motors so if a lifter is bad or not working correctly it may cause a roller rocker to sit lose.. Correct me if im wrong..

 

[canonize-ryda]

I have Zero compression. And i don't know how to check the lifters. I was guessing bent valves and with the valve cover off i can blow threw the number one cylinder and air comes out 2,3 and 4. I even went as far as to block off 2 holes and blow in one with one open and it gets all the air then. I honestly think my head gasket is near non-existent.

 

[LiquidX]

Did you do a leak down test? This is information that would have been good to know.

 

[canonize-ryda]

No i don't have means to do a leak-down test. I can blow into it with my mouth a feel air Out the other holes so i'm sure if i did a leak down thats where the air would go out of. But say i plug them then maybe i can tell that way but still i have no way to do the test.