Good morning,Advice from senior members

Brad and Stan I am still trying to figure out if my valves are bent. Would it be wrong to tow it close to one of these knowledgeable members that are offering there help for road side assistance and act like it broke down there? I am just asking?

You would want to make sure they have a leakdown test kit, and the knowledge to use it first

Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net;6203 wrote: You would want to make sure they have a leakdown test kit, and the knowledge to use it first

I like the way you are thinking!

Oscar, refresh my memory, what kind of mechanical skill do you have?
none, little, lots?

Because if it is none, then yes you should have someone else do the work.
If you have ever changed a water pump, timing belt or chain or things like that, then we can walk you through removing and installing the heads.

Let me know how comfortable you feel with working on it and would you have enough tools?

You could always get close to Stans house and phone him he he he

Louisiana is a long way away.....
As some know, I struggle to find time to work on my own projects

Brad, I can work on tractors, pecan pickers, Chevy V-8’s, gas chromatographs, sailboat engines and transmissions, four wheelers. Motor cycles and outboard motors.
This car has always kicked my ass. I am not a hundred percent sure it is the valves yet. It was doing this years ago and it was, because of a disc on the flywheel that was slipping that made it impossible to time. Have you ever heard of that problem before? Ether one of the above problems are a pain, I just need to get off of my behind and figure out which one. Is there an easy way to diagnose bent valves?