well i finally got the new head on... bolted up..

so i fire up the engine.... fires right up...

and then... problems...

first of all she's idling now at 1500 RPMS... (about 500 above the usual 1000)...
there is a potent fuel smell coming out of the exhaust... (on further examination... the plug in cyl 2 also smelled like fuel)
i think i got the fuel situation taken care of, but now when it runs, it sounds like my valves are rattleing hardcore... i've adjusted the roller rockers 3 times but i cant quite figure out how to set the valve timing right..

any suggestions... i've already gone through vaccum lines... i know im firing on all cyls (so plugs/wires/coils are good)

i have the 2.2 ... and the head i just got back from the head shop after being built port and polished and presure tested...

Could you have put the intake man gasket on backwards? I did that once and it idled fast but I don't know about the fuel. If there is a lot of fuel on a spark plug when you take it out, kind of hard to believe it was firing so if you have a spark tester you might want to check that

Have you checked the timimg?? My van did this when I put it 180 off, it shot flames out the pipes! That's where I'd start it could be causing the valve noise too. Later


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