Somehow this calls for a witty reply which I'll have to leave to someone
with a better sense of humor than I (like Ed).
But of course its the two bolts. What other bolts are there? They take a
5/8" wrench. They essentially secure the valve cover to the rocker arm
inside the case which in turn is secured to the engine head.
Perhaps the problem is lifting off the cover. Usually I find the cover will
end up staying firmly sealed to the head after the nuts are removed and may
not just "lift off." Perhaps too, its tough to get a good grip to just lift
it straight up. I know that on several occasions I have loosened the cover
by rapping on the upper sides with a rubber mallet. Once the seal is
broken, it lifts right off.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 11:31 PM 6/1/2003 -0400, Bill Saidel wrote:
>No apologies here for the novice question. I'm using Larry Macy's
>dictum...don't ask, won't ever know.
>
>I'm doing my 1st engine rebuild. Bought a junker last year for the
>express purpose of rebuilding and reboring its motor for my B - if it is
>not cracked which I'll eventually know before reassembly. It'll be a
>learning experience in any case.
>
>Got the motor out of the car fine.
>It's sitting on the garage floor right now, soon to be put on an engine
>stand. I got the flywheel off after solving some logistical problems but
>it's off. The backplate is off, too.
> I'm doing every thing deliberate, keeping a log with notes of progress
>and questions, taking digital photos, etc. Reading Bentley and Haynes over
>and over, looking at the diagrams and the Moss diagrams. Soon to see them
>in my dreams.
>
> And then I come to a simple problem that I cannot figure out. How do I
>get the valve cover off? Bentley says 'unscrew the two nuts and lift off
>the rocker cover..." Which nuts? The nuts on the top of the valve cover?
>But from the diagrams, they don't seem to attach to anything except the
>valve cover and its external fittings. The Haynes diagram (1.6) doesn't
>have any bolts mounting the valve cover to the cylinder head.
>
> Help.
>
>Bill S.
>'76B
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