. Now getting it on the bike without knocking it off is going to be tough.Yes, it is. Just look all the way around and especially the front with a flashlight to make sure it is seated correctly before bolting down. The bolts holding the valve cover have a shoulder on them that acts as a stop. Just snug the bolts down. Too much torque and you will break them off in the head.
I just got done doing a long overdue valve adjust on my 06. (52k miles, I should have been overdue for my 8th adjust - it was my third) I was pleasantly surprised to find that while some of the valves had gotten a bit tighter, they were all still within spec. So I set them all to the high end of the spec, and I figure I'm good for another 25k at least.Gees Jon, what took so long I am very sorry about your plates. I did not like the look of them either but i knew that you wanted to get them on. I will make sure that the next ones are super pretty
I really don't mind doing the valve adjustment. It's just all the work getting all the plastic and tip-over bars off that makes it a chore.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see that my camshafts don't seem to have developed any more pitting than the last time I had the engine open. (at 35k) There are a couple of spots on a couple of lobes, but none in the contact areas. A few of the lobes are starting to show a little wear, but oddly on the back (closing) side of the lobes. And though it is visible, I couldn't feel any imperfection in the surface.
That is exactly the strategy I plan on using. I am going to completely clean the valve cover and then put the gasket on the cover with RTV and let it set. Now getting it on the bike without knocking it off is going to be tough.
Gees Jon, what took so long I am very sorry about your plates. I did not like the look of them either but i knew that you wanted to get them on. I will make sure that the next ones are super prettyI picked the better side of each one and got them installed. Found I needed to take one of the screws out to get clearance to remove the valve cover. (Left side inboard screw) But that's a heck of a lot less work than pulling all that stupid emissions crap.
I can rest easyer now knowing that mine arent as bad as yours , that 2nd pic looks bad so its good to know that it will still run like that. glad you got it the valve cover back on, I too had to remove the screws from snarfs block off plats, i forgot about that part til you already figured it out..I found that just taking out one screw (the inboard one on the left side) gave me the clearance. Sure beats pulling all those hoses and valve every time.
I found that just taking out one screw (the inboard one on the left side) gave me the clearance. Sure beats pulling all those hoses and valve every time.I sure do not want to hijack this topic; how many of you have to remove the screws from the block-off plates? The reason I ask is I can remove the valve covers on my 86 and 02 with the plates still on. This is weird? I have been telling people that you don't need to remove them and I sure don't want to be doing that if it is not true.
I found that just taking out one screw (the inboard one on the left side) gave me the clearance. Sure beats pulling all those hoses and valve every time.