[fmartenies]

So I pulled the head tonight and disassembled the valves. All of my intake valves were great. None of my exhaust valves would come out. They don't appear to be bent, and my digital calipers say the ends are not mushroomed. however, when I slide them down, they bind and stick at the top of the grooves for the keepers. No budging.

I'm not too worried because I have a spare engine waiting 10 feet away. However, I'd prefer not to put valves out of the other engine or new valves in and have the same thing happen. Anybody else experience this and know what I should check? My first thought is a PO messed the timing up. It's not immediately clear to me though because the apparent bend is so close to the end of the valve and everything else looks otherwise fine.