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Originally Posted by Veedubmad
Well after commencing strip down for further investigation it quickly became apparent as to why it wasn't running very well.....
Looks like the camshaft bearing caps have taken the brunt of the force when piston and valve met with two of the bolts shearing and five of the beating caps snapping.
Would it be a good idea to replace the bearing caps and bolts and see what happens or is it a full head rebuild scenario from here, thought please ?
Thanks
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you will need another whole cylinder head now, caps are not available on their own they are individual to the cylinder head which is quite normal on cylinder heads on most cars , you will probably find that the hydraulic lifters have broken their bores in the head too .
Another thing which can happen is the cam lobes turn a small amount on the cam shaft after the forces which they went through , which results in the engine running roughly and impossible to diagnose anything wrong when you get it running again .