I don't think there should be a bolt in the front hole. It is studs and
nuts all around on mine.
Aaron
'72 TR6 CC84967U
On Tue, 16 Sep 1997 WINDOWSEET@aol.com wrote:
> Peter;
>
> I found a good substitute for the fiber washer at Builder's Square. In the
> nuts and bolts department. They had nifty steel washers with a bubber insert.
> They were perfect for sealing the hole under the nuts and bolts on the GT6+
> valve cover.
>
> I always wondered why the Triumph engineers specified studs and nuts to
> secure the rear and middle of the valve cover and a bolt to secure the front.
> Must have something to do with clearing the bonnet. Must be the same problem
> on a TR6. This weekend I saw an immaculate TR6 with a slight dent in the
> bonnet. Right where the front valve cover bolt would be!
>
> Greg Wolf
> 1970 GT6+ "Ian"
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
> Winnipeg MB Canada
>
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