I took the head off. Take a look at these pictures and tell me what you think. There are some notches on the pistons from the valves hitting them. I think I can just grind those areas down with a dremel. Don`t tell me I need to replace my pistons please.
The valves don`t appear to be bent. They all seat right when I turn the cam. Maybe the timing wasn`t right? Do you think its possible bad timing caused the valves to hit the pistons just a little off line? I don`t know what to do next. Any advise?
Go to
http://www.nitro-net.com/whatilearned to see my engine in pieces. I dedicated this site to this project from here on out. You can see the pistons here.
You can see the piston here:
http://www.nitro-net.com/whatilearned/images/spyder%
20engine%20059.jpg notches on my pistons from my valves - 97 Eclipse 2.4 Engine