Well, something to think about here. The center valve rail hold down was stripped out.
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The motor is about 125 degrees now and I can touch the heads without a problem, warm but not hot. Yet the valve lash was at .018 on all intakes and .020-.021 on all exhaust. They should be .016 And .018 hot. So they are really loose. Any danger running like that for a cruise tonight. I replaced the stripped bolt on the hold down
