Re: [AMC-List] More Valve Cover Woes (John Elle)

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: I did one of the aftermarket plastic covers on the Mexican six I had 
(with plastic cover) in my '83 Cherokee (last of the full size Cherokees 
that looked just like a Grand Wagoneer stripped down) I did it in the truck 
and used studs instead of bolts to complete the job. I ignored the rear hole 
and using the grey silicone (high heat) I managed to seal it well enough 
that no leaks were visible. (However, due to blowby at the end of it's life, 
from the oil pressure sender blowing off on the highway and draining all the 
oil for about 50 miles before I noticed it, the dipstick and "roadtube" 
seemed to always have some visible oil staining and the undercarriage was 
rustproofed!)


From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] More Valve Cover Woes (John Elle)
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On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 19:54, John Elle wrote:
> TOM
> SNIP
> As usual, TMI on this subject:
> SNIP

TMI squared!

> Thanks for the URL
> Unbelievable, who would have thunk it! That valve cover looks
like the
> one that I installed on an '81 Spirit and it did fit a whole
lot better
> on that car. However drilling the holes in the head to put the
mounting
> screws in was a less than satisfactory endeavor when tried
with the
> engine still in the car.

I did it with the engine assembled, but on a stand. It would
have been
impossible to get that rear one tapped.

Even with a plug tap, there's not a lot of leeway in bolt
length; if you
look closely at my setup you'll see I have two lockwashers to
adjust
thread depth; I could have cut bolts to length but I'm lazy and
while
this is inelegant it's reliable and repeatable.

The 1970 Hornet is unique, even from 71 and 72. All sorts of
little
things are "off", gas caps, etc. It's sort of a 69-1/2 American.
Most if
the differences between 70 and 71-72 are cosmetic though.

> > but I have to admit, I
> have not experienced the fun of trying to install a Jeep after
market
> aluminum valve cover on an 81 or newer AMC I-6 installed a
1970 Hornet.

I seem to specialize in pointlessly, needlessly, complex tasks.
Ergo,
the '70 232 in the '63 Classic -- in 1988, with noone to ask, I
had to
rummage around to figure out I needed a V8 x-member. Stupid
task.

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