Will this cause bent valves?

[osswalam]

I'm new to the DSM's but have been a mechanic for years. I have never worked with a hydraulic lifter setup like these cars have and I failed to collapse the lifters before reinstalling them. The question i have is will this hurt/bend any valves if I have already put the head on and torqued it? The head sat flat on the gasket (mitsu. 4 layer) but I'm not sure if torquing it would cause the valves to be bent. I looked at the head before putting it on and saw that some valves were slightly open. I plan on collapsing all lifter before startup. Any help would be appreciatled.

 

[philipkrotch]

u should be fine...but u might want to consider cleaning them because they will end up ticking like a bi***. heres the vfaq on how to do it...

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/lifters.html

 

[osswalam]

Thanks, just needed some re-assurance.

 

[philipkrotch]