[Healeys] 100-4 rocker cover weirdness and a body question too.

[Alan Seigrist]

Paul -

The 100 valve cover fixing bolts are supposed to have cup washers and
rubber washer grommets underneath to seal to cover's fixing holes.
The rubber grommet is there so you don't need to overtighten - just
tight enough to keep the oil from leaking out.  These nuts never come
loose.

Alan

On 10/9/08, Paul Barnes <fiat500f at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Just two questions about how things SHOULD be on my friends 1954 100-4.
> First, the rocker cover securing bolts (hollow bolt things, as original).
> Shouldn't the securing bolts only tighten down to a point and then stop so
> as
> to avoid deforming the rocker cover downward toward the head?  When we
> tightened the bolts on my friends car, we noticed later that the rocker
> cover
> is bent down at both bolts.  We both are assuming that the bolts should snug
> up without bending the rocker cover!  We are not over tightening them.
>
> Second question refers to the front shroud body area directly below the
> grille.  We found A LOT of Bondo here, which was odd as there is almost no
> damage here at all.  Anyway, from the bottom of the grill opening, moving
> downward, what should the shroud look like here?  What I mean here is,
> should
> the panel be totally vertical, perpendicular to the ground, or should it
> slope
> slightly forward as you move downward from the grill opening?
>
> That's all for now.  :)
>
> Thanks
> Paul B.
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Alan

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