RE: [T3] empi valve covers

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

The bolt-on covers I have said 19-lbs./ft but I'll be damned if I could get
them there.  Now I just hand tighten them to my judgement.  No leaks.  Yes,
stock up on those O-rings to keep the oil from weeping from the bolt holes.

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/


>-----Original Message-----
>you dont use your stock rocker arm nuts you use the ones that come with the
>empi valve covers , torque it to stock specs the rubber washer goes on the
>bolt on the outside of the cover .. IE: put it on the bolt screw your valve
>covers on... Stock up on those rubber o-rings you will use alot of them
like
>a set every couple valve adjustments

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