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Broken valve cover bolt...

  • Thread starter Thread starter exzachtly1
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yep i reckon thats close enough. have you got a dremmel? one of those with a 3mm drill bit will get in there easily
 
yep i reckon thats close enough. have you got a dremmel? one of those with a 3mm drill bit will get in there easily

Nope, no dremel. I've thought about buying one, but I still think I would need a right angle on the dremel, there is only about 6" of clearance there.
 
Well, I can tell you for a fact that Three Bond 1194 will seal it where the bolt is missing.

You will need to clean the area so no oil residue is left on the engine or the cover. put a thickish smear of the goop on the engine for an inch on each side of the hole and on the cover. Install the gasket and stick it down to the engine where the goop is. Put on the cover and snug it down. Let it sit overngiht to harden up.

This will seal it for sure, but be mindfull that the repair will eventually need done. AND when you take off the gasket again its gonna be stuck to the cover and the engine and get destroyed upon removeal.

But, it will get you up and riding it for the trip. Just a temp band aid .
 
Nope, no dremel. I've thought about buying one, but I still think I would need a right angle on the dremel, there is only about 6" of clearance there.


If you get the Dremel, if you also get the cable drive attachment, hang the Dremel itself with whatever you can hang it with, you should be golden from that perspective. Also, there's a reason that knowledgeable restorers keep themselves supplied with liquid nitrogen, sometimes getting the stuck object super-cold, and applying a pencil-flame propane torch to the surrounding area, not the stuck object, and carefully using a narrow chisel to aforesaid object in the loosening direction can be effective.
 
WOW, what a great tool, I wonder if they sell these down in the lower 48?
 
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