HELP!! SR20 overheated now top end knock

[jnash240]

Hi everyone i am in need of some help. so i just picked up a 240 with a red top sr in it for dirt cheap and when i was out cruising around the car lost all coolant and i did not notice till it was to late the car started to knock tick and clack in the top end and i was not in an area where i could pull ove right away. the car started to sputter and i finally found a place to pull over and cut it off and started looking and opene the cap and the radiator was dry. it and now. i got in it and tried to start it to move it over under a light in the parking lot and it wouldnt start. it turns over and tries to start but wont. a buddy of mine said that i could have gotten air in a lifter and or timing chain jumped timing. or i have a set of rocker stoppers to put on it but i wont to make sure i didnt ruin the head. any help would be awesome. thanks alot in advance.

[blkvrtswp]

Take the valve cover off and see if any rocker arms jumped off. You can then also re-bleed the lifters - see the FSM for proper procedure. RAS are funny things - sometimes they can do more damage than good. If you never over-rev from missing a shift (personally, I have done it less than 5 times in my life - must not be trying hard enough I guess) I would leave them off.

Other things that might have been damaged: Cams (snapped); head gasket blown; head warped.

Good luck!