Re: 1984 AMC Eagle and Intake Manfold ID

[farna@xxxxxxx]

OOPS! I forgot something... that's why the 4.0L head has something like 16 bolts around it (I forget the exact number, but it's over 12). So for the ultimate no-leak valve cover bolt on a 4.0L head... ;>

On October 31, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> >
> > I knew the valve covers were an issue. As I mentioned in another
> > post, my 86 is leaking. One thing about this 84. Most valve covers
> > seem to have bolts around the edges to hold the cover on (as it
> > appears to be in the procedure that, I beleive it was Wayne, posted
> > the link to. But on this 84 it has 2 (I think it was 2) studs or
> > bolts coming up through the valve cover to hold it. Are there metal
> > replacements for that style?
> 
> Yeah, the aftermarket covers (like the finned aluminum job I got from
> AK Jacobs) require you to tap those holes, 5/16" and 1/4" I think
> (something like that) and comes with allen head bolts.
> 
> The real problem is that there simply aren't enough holes around the
> perimeter, on this or any of this AMC six, really. I would like to
> see one every 4 - 6 inches.
> 
> I miss my old Gen 1 V8 here -- huge, fat rubber gaskets, cover held
> on with two wing-nutted studs.


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