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Replacing Valve Cover-Any thing to be aware of?


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All, I purchased a nice shinny refurbished valve cover for my 74tii. It appears to be a simple, straight forward replacement however are there any potential anomalies that I should be aware of or be looking for?

Thanks,

Peter in Mass.

74 Tii (Malaga)

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Two things:

Make sure you got a tii valve cover - the connection for the breather hose is different on tiis compared to carbed 02s. The latter will not fit under the tii intake.

Second, use something like brake cleaner to carefully clean out the inside of the valve cover before installing it.

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Bill Riblett always has super advise.

The gasket is usually reusable but you may want to have a new one on hand so you are not without the car if the old one is toast

The gasket goes on dry. However, sometimes you may find a dab of sealant on the bottom side of the gasket where the head and timing cover meet.

I believe the valve covers are aluminum.

Tighten the nuts down in an opposite from each other fashion, some start from the middle and work out. Sneek up on each one a bit until they are at spec.

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yeah, don't use sealant except maybe where the upper timing chain cover meets the head, if it seems uneven there. You only need a thin smear of something like permatex non-hardening gasket sealant at that spot, and usually you don't even need that.

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Yes use a dab of auto silicone on the seam of timing cover it can't hurt & don't over tighten the cover or you will damage the gasket. I could not find any speck on the tourque number so I just was carefull.

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