>Tighten those valve cover nut no more than you have too. I use a hand
>wrench and just snug it up, maybe 20-30 ft-lbs. Last thing you want to do
>is crack the aluminum. (I've seen a few to know)
OH NO MR. BILL (for those too young, it was a character on OLD Saturday
night live, in the days of the 'land shark' routines)
ON A 2000:
I'd 'snug' the top two bolts to no more than 5 ft-lbs. Those nuts
are huge, and the mental thought of Daniel getting a torque wrench
up to 30 ft-lbs and heaving a "CRACK!" is too much.
I think Ross taught me the trick of putting a thick piece of twine into
the grove to help seal the valve cover to the head. On the 2000 roadsters
the rubber gasket has a grove than snaps up around the valve cover.
Cheers,
Tom Walter
Austin, TX
P.S> On a 1600 valve cover, still use caution when tighening those two
top bolts. Maybe 10 ft-lbs of toque.
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