Wow this hemi has really put you through the ringer. I hope she's all sorted out now and you get some good cruising fun before winter. My rear main has a drip too not ready to tackle it yet unless it gets worse. The only thing I've done since the install was check timing, new plugs and lash the valves after running it a few hundred miles. Good luck with the Cuda I hope your good to go now.

man. i don't even know what to say at this point. shifting into second on my test drive after carb tuning, boom, lost a bunch of power. limped it home a few blocks, to find that the number one intake valve is not moving. rockers were, valve wasn't. it pulled the keepers right through it, having broke the tip of the valve off. piston smacked it, and up it went and stuck, bending the exhaust valve too. never seen anything like it to be honest.........

here we go again!

here is the part that broke off. (peen marks in center of valve stem are from me removing it from the head....)

more damage. you can see where it was contacting the piston, like it stretched out before letting go.....

the exhaust valve keepers don't look right either, not sure if this is from what happened with the intake hitting it, or if it is on the way out too....

everyone else looks happy, just those two. i wonder if my lifter collapsing effected these two valves somehow? throw your best guesses at it, i am!

my work bench is full again...... (just got it cleaned off!)

keepers were still in place. found the lash cap in the bottom of the head.....

chamber looks undamaged, taking it to my local machinist to be checked out though, cracks, valve guides, reassembly, etc.....

Sorry to hear this. Man this thing is being nasty. Who's valves are you running? Barton used Manley valves in my heads. I can't remember who's locks and retainers I'd have to find the slip. I'm getting nervous reading about all the Hemi issues. Hang in there it has to get better.

not really what i planned on thinking about on my vacation i am leaving for in 48 hours...

I would recommend you get the spark plug tube oil inserts installed on your heads. These help from oil draining into your cylinders whenever you change spark plugs.

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wow, so sorry to hear that! try and get done what you can, get it out of your mind, and enjoy your vacation!

see you when you get back!

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I feel your pain and I wish I could help. You have come so far with this project and it has been kicking in the teeth the whole time. Hang in there!!

sorry to read this!thats a awesome motor.im sure yull have it running again! a valve dropped in my 5.7l hemi truck,but off course it was under warranty so they fixed it.

one ever so slightly bent intake valve guide. called stage v, and they sent out a replacement asap......

the rest of the head checks out ok! very glad about that...

Buddy, you have really been through the mill with that engine. Hopefully it was the issue with the hydraulic lifter that caused your valve damage and you are on the downhill side now. That car/motor OWES you a few thousand miles of no hassles/issues driving!