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Replacing the valve cover gasket. My question is: when i'm tighting up the allen bolts, is there a patten i follow? Checked the manual but unable to find and info.
Thanks for any advise
Thanks for any advise
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No particular pattern, but it will be best if you start in the middle and work out...Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
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Alot of us do not use a gasket under the valve cover. I personally use Yamabond however there are alot of other products that work.
Cover bolts are only supposed to be torqued to 7.5 lb/ft which is not much so be careful not to overtighten. I usually set the two bolts in the center on each side of the cam chain tunnel and then get the two at the front and rear of the tunnel. Then I do the exhaust wings of the cover using an X pattern until I get them all tightened. Then I repeat the same steps on the intake wings.
If done with care you should have no runs, drips or errors.Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
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