I’m trying to get some ideas of what to do when I’m home, depending on what Joey’s dad finds.
options:
-Bottom end is fucked: Send to Hunt’s for machining, order new parts…
-Bent valves: Test them at my house, or Joey’s dad, or send to Hunt’s for work, and order new valves…
Other than a few misc parts (new tensioner, crank pulley, gaskets, etc) the car just needs a little more TLC, and once the motor is dropped back in- it should be ready to go. :ohnoes
Smoke testing is the way too go. I know some one who can do it or Im certain Hunts has a smoke machine to do it with. The valve seats have to seal against air pressure so you are only going to find a leak with water if its really bad. Number the valves as you pull them from the head so you know what port, seat, and guide they belong to. A bent valve can cause extra stress and damage to the seat and guide so when you do find the bent one you are going to want to know where it came from.