Found a bent intake push rod on this engine. Intake Valve seemed to be hanging up slighty on the way up. I removed head and removed the exhaust valve. When I went to remove the intake valve, I had to tap it out to get it by the valve seal. Is this normal or is the top of the valve stem maybe mushroomed ?? I am going to clean both valve stems and put it back together. Piston seems ok. Any other checks I should be doing would be appreciated.

I acquired a GX160 Honda Snowblower for a great price.... When I purchased it, it fired up, maintainedup except that the gas would leak out of the breather tube until empty... Sat in my garage for a good year and I've started working on it. Assuming bad needle, float as when I removed the dipstick - oil just started coming out (gas in oil I presume due to overfill capacity). Drained oil. Fresh oil. Checked plug and it's clean. I did not have any carb cleaner at home so instead of driving out to deal with the card, I swapped carbs with a working clean carb off another GX160. Very hard to start. I've gotten her to start maybe 3 times, with it only to last about 30 seconds at max. Another thing I noticed, while pulling on the starter, even without the engine igniting, gas started coming out of the breather tube. A good bit I would say. Thoughs, suggestions OPE noob here