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Valve cover leaks like crazy. What am I doing wrong? 120-130 1966

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posted by  fredbyte on  Sat Jul 24 05:45 CST 2010
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You have to make sure that the surface of the cylinder head is extremely clean. I clean my surface by using a razor blade to scrape off any excess used gasket. When you tighten down the valve cover, do so by tightening one bolt finger tight, then jumping to the next bolt diagonally across from it. Then use a 5-6" 1/4"-drive ratchet and continue to tighten diagonally. I hold the wrench head in the palm of my hand so as to not overtighten. "Snug" it down. Too tight and you run the risk of breaking the bolt--which is one big headache.






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New Valve cover leaks like crazy. What am I doing wrong? [120-130][1966]
posted by  Dylan Berichon  on Thu Jul 22 19:18 CST 2010 >


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