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1. No silicone seal anywhere. Silicone GREASE on “O” rings, but not SEAL. Si sealant defeats the design purpose of an “O” ring and will make it leak.
2. Have trouble holding onto those slippery rocker shafts when removing or replacing, particularly replacing? Try an electricians fuse puller. Generally plastic so they won’t harm the rocker shaft, curved notches to fit.
3. (The following only works with the engine out of the car and already being disassembled.). Trouble removing rocker shafts? Get some 1/4 inch all-thread that will reach from the rear of the cam housing to #1/#4. With the rocker shaft bolts removed you can run this through the shafts to the difficult one. A small washer will just fit in the shaft bore. Put a small washer and nut on this, then use the rod to pull the shaft. If particularly difficult put a length of small PVC pipe over the all-thread and up against the cam housing, then another washer and nut and use it as a puller.
4. You can also use PVC pipe as a “pusher” to help get tight rocker shafts installed. Again this is only when the engine is dropped.
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