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    Can I take these off?

    There are 4 chrome bolts on the top of my engine. I want to give it a quick coat of engine paint and I was wondering if I could pull those four bolts without causing it to warp the head or something.

    Just asking cause I know when you tighten the bolts there is some magic order it has to be done in.

    #2
    If you are talking about the big ones that hold the head down, I wouldn't touch them.
    Once the seal is cracked, compression leaks, oil leaks, who knows?
    To repair the whole shebang has to come off.
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    Life is too short to ride an L.

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      #3
      Mask them

      Use auto paint shop masking tape and carefully cover them. All should go well with your painting. I would not loosen them!

      rickt

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        #4
        Originally posted by rickt View Post
        Use auto paint shop masking tape and carefully cover them. All should go well with your painting. I would not loosen them!

        rickt
        Yea, thats what I was gonna do. Cool, thanks!

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          #5
          Anything else special I should be taping?

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            #6
            anything you don't want paint on?


            8-[sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm glad to see you're still at it tho!! good on ya!

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              #7
              Originally posted by snowbeard View Post
              anything you don't want paint on?


              8-[sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm glad to see you're still at it tho!! good on ya!

              LoL. I am more worried about sealing up my engine than over spray. I dont want to make it so if I ever have to crack the case I need a sledge hammer to do it or a drill to get bots out.

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