sup guys, been a little bit. havent been on much due to being knee deep in sidework and stuff. here is my problem this time round. i purchased a 94 c1500 5-speed with a '70 350 in it. supposedly it has some aftermarket cam in it, holley intake, comp 1.5 roller tip rockers, edelbrock 600 cfm carb. got it for 500 due to a burned #1 exhaust lifter and flat cam lobe.
now heres the good part, upon further inspection, i noticed the pushrod guide hole in the head for the #1 exhaust pushrod didnt look right. there was something epoxied in it, like a bushing. i put the pushrod through it, and it gave it no play or wiggle room. i have honestly never ever seen someone do this to a head before.
i pulled it out since it was loose and found the guide hole to be slightly rounded:
now my question is, do i just get a new cam, lifters, and pushrods? or do you guys think i need new heads as well? ive seen this wayy worse on bent valve/pushrod motors before, but never this little bit, hence why i really would rather try to get the heads i have to work. other than this one spot, everything else on em looks great. any advice would be awesome. thanks guys