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OK, head's off. The valve was stuck open less than 1/4", which is not enough to introduce it rudely to the piston from what it appears. All other valves actuate properly, but this one is very hard to push in. I can bang it open with a mallet and back shut, but the valve spring will not seat it. To me this means bent as it won't freely move. Can I have just that valve/guide replaced? How hard would this be to do myself? If I do that, should I replace all valves/seals? I've never done head work, but it doesn't seem that hard. Are there valve seals included in the head gasket set from Toyota? It appears so. Also, can I reuse my head gasket after its been torqued (improperly thanks to a "friend")? Thank you for all your help. BTW, the second time is a LOT easier to pull the head when you know where the Japs have screwed with you smile


>>>*It is fairly easy to replace the valve, but I would first pull the spring and retainer to see why it is hanging up.
Odd to be bent in the stem, my thought would be that it was dropped or bumped while it was off, perhaps it fell over in the cleaning tank? (That NEVER happens to us in our shop...*LOL**...)

Best to let a machine shop do it if you haven't done it before and don't have the tooling, some fitting is normally required. I would just spring for a valve job, sounds like about $125 or so to me with parts.

I would not suggest reusing that head gasket, they are cheap anyway.....*EB

*Beats the he** outa me!....*LOL**...