Thanks for the reply Steve. Well i looked closly at the guides ,it all looked good,so i put a new tensioner in and reassembled. That valve cover gasket can be tough to put in .no room in back to see .even the mirror has a hard time.
Any ways it ran good at first, good compression,then after about 40 miles started to loose power. thought it was not downshifting when comming to a stop.
Anyways it stopped running.When i looked tonight the intake cam was not moving. kind of strange the chain and gears are moving ok. I think the cam bolts are sheared off. Will finish the tear down soon and plan the next step. at least the cheaper valves bent. 12.50 each for intakes,45.00 for exhaust
thanks for the quick reply
Rich

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