I assume that you have a later 1500 and that's a good thing.
Those big screws bottom out just as they get tight, so that you
can't overtighten and deform the valve cover. At least, that's
how I understand it. So just snug 'em down reasonably tight and
Alls Well...
Greg Rowe
78 Spitfire
>From: Jeff Gruber <jgruber@demainsoft.com>
>Reply-To: Jeff Gruber <jgruber@demainsoft.com>
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: valve cover gasket replacement
>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 16:43:20 -0500
>
>I looked in my Haynes manual for a discussion of replacing the gasket.
>
>Nothing really.
>
>Do the screws that hold down the valve cover have to be torqued?
>
>I have two big screws holding it down. Is that the norm?
>
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