Cableguy and Eraser5
I wonder about the valve head being able to bend the rod too really don't see any dings in the head ether so started to second guess. But put it this way, if you had a cracked cylendar first and were pumping water then the cylendar couldn't get hot enough for the valve head to stick to the piston correct? or could it have been stick there by compression alone? what else would have caused the valve to break?
I beleve the lifter oil port is fed by a passage from the cam, i cant help but wonder if maybe a cam bearing was spun or if one was installed incorrectly causing the dry rocker and valve? still dosent explane the bent rod tho..
But any rate yea time to start hunting for another engine..