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Originally Posted by Karl_W911
I'll be changing the valve cover gaskets on my '74 tomorrow. Are there any specific things I should look out for or be aware of before I get to work on it?
I figure its a simple job of just warming up oil, lifting the car up, draining the oil, remove the valve covers and old gaskets, install new gaskets, seal the engine back up with new nuts and washers and such, and add oil? The filter is new enough so I hadn't intended on changing it out.
Also, what are the torque specs for the valve covers, top and bottom?
Thanks again!  |
I don't see reference to valve adjustment. Normally every 15k miles the covers come off and valves are adjusted, personally I would baseline since you're in there anyway. Do you have turbo lower covers? The VC's the car came with are notorious for leaks and consequently many cars have had their lowers changed for the turbo type cover. Cheers