I have rollor rockers and didin't have that much trouble. I used 1/4 allen
head
bolts in the valve covers except the rear bolt and there I used a 1/4 stud and
nut. I did
have to close the rear valve to remove the cover from the engine.
HTH Doug
Chris.S.Mottram@ecc.com wrote:
> My Tiger developed an annoying lifter tap. No problem, just pull the left
> valve cover and set the clearances. I've done it opn the Alpine many
> times. 2 hours and a shredded hand later, the valve cover comes off (@#$%!
> rear valve cover bolt - engineered by satan) The center bolt is in a
> channel too slim for any socket made in the last 50 years. Luckily I have a
> snap-on socket set from the 1920's left to me by a family friend. It only
> comes out as a last resort but worked for both bolts.
> This was the first time I ever opened it up, and it was unlike the Alpine
> valve train. 30 seconds with a 5/8 socket and the tap was gone. 2 more
> hours to put back on the valve cover and I'm back in business.
> Did I miss some secret to getting this done faster????
>
> My two car garage has steel lolly columns in the middle seperating the
> bays into two 11 foot wide 20 foot deep spaces. I purchased 2 wheel
> dollies from NorthernHydraulic ($100), put the Alpines rear wheels on them,
> pushed it into the left front corner of of my garage. The dollies enable
> the rear to be pushed sideways to the wall. With the Alpine about 4 inches
> from the side wall, the Tiger can squeeze in to the same bay with a few
> inches of clearance. With one all the way to the front and one all the way
> to the rear, you can work on both engines from the left side. Anything
> else requires the cars to be moved.
>
> See ya,
>
> Chris
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