[Texasdoc]

Well, crap.

Just got news from the machine shop that all the guides are worn. All of them. I need 16 new guides. There is over 5-thousandths play in them. 7 (out of 8) of the intake valves also need replaced - they have visible/palpable wear on the valve stems. All the exhaust valves are ok. they tested the new springs and they are all functioning normally.

I don't know what is up with these heads. I bought them "new" from Jegs. First - multiple spring failure. Now - multiple guide and valve failure. I made sure to line up the pushrod guide plates so the rocker tips were centered over the valve stems. I used a push rod length checker to make sure the pushrods were the right length. The rockers have a small line in the center of the valve tip with the Sharpie trick. Unless there is a side-to-side geometry error with the casting of these heads, I'm not sure how I would get wear on the sides of the valve stems.

I have a email into AFR. They will review my email and call me back in a few days. They are trying to catch up from the holidays.

Grrrrrr....