I assume the answer is obvious but im asking anyways.
Valves are supposed to be perfectly straight right?
the stem straight with the mushroom head bottom.
Just took the intake valves off my new (used) head and they were pretty gunked up.
so I cleaned em and noticed the one stem doesnt seem to be fully straight with the bottom flat on a surface.
Very hard to tell so im not 100% certain.
I gotta go and check and check and check.
also when I spin the valve stem in the head and look down for light, its not even.
the light differs as I spin it.
ugh gotta go up to harbor freight now and get the tool to reinstall valves too.
Pretty certain I am now just going to file down the dinged up spot on my old head and lap in the new valve.
as I know those valves at least are perfect. (minus the old one I broke) haha
(edit)
and its okay Cbr, that you might have given me a head with bad intake valves.
your still the $h!t! haha
just thought I would add a lil funny.
I'm preeettty sure those valve stems should be straight. I can't say for certain but...pretty sure they should be.
Didn't your valves come into contact with your piston head...?
the One that broke in the old head did.
that one and only that one.
this is a head Cbr sent me since my old head has a slight ding on the inside of the outer edge of the bottom of the head. (where the bottom of the valves are)
it should be fine to file down smooth and use that head tho once I install the new valve, as its not on the bottom to cause any issues.
and BOOOOO!! harbor freight didnt have the tool.
I'll just take the head and valve after I lap it down to the lil harley shop by my dads on mon or tues and either have them do it real quick or ask to use the tool right then and there if they are too busy. (they would too, place is alright)
I hope all of this turns around soon and you get it figured out. Seems like one thing after another,.....ack.
indeed hahaha
its all good tho.
and I got it figured out, now I just gotta get it fixed.
which doesnt bother me, its when I dont know what the problem is that bugs me.
I'll just lap the new valve to the old head, grind down the dings and take it to the shop Mon or Tues to have the valve installed.
Then she will be puttin away :)