b-juggles

Hey all,

I checked my oil in my eb this morning and a crack through the paint on my cam cover caught my eye. I cheked it out, and the top of the cover seems to be split at the second bolt from the front.

I know it probably isn't a biggy, as I have heard ea-ed all do this if they are overtightened, but do you think i should worry about changing it? also, does anyone know what a cam cover worth from the wreckers before i start calling around so i know if theyare trying to rip me off or not? I assume a 4.0L cover will fit my 3.9L head...or not?

also, should i change the gasket when i do the cover....its got the rubber on it atm, so i am thinkin it should be ok as the gasket was done when i got the head redone (about 6k ago)

I have never taken the cover off before so any tips/hints before i do? also what torque do i tighten the bolts too?

sorry bout all the questions

thanks,

harasn

take it back to who did the head gasket and see what they will do as they stuffed it! worth a try at the very least

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b-juggles

nah, they didn stuff it...it was probably me when i sprayed it red...took off the bolts and probably tighten them too much.


got a quote for $50...he even gave me a choice of colour...black or silver...decisions decisions


by the way..he seemed to think that the series 2 eb's and ed's had a different rocker cover to the ea's and eb1's anyone clairfy this?

by the way....will i be needin new bolts like you do with heads or will the existing ones be ok?

01-VCT

Yeah mate, rocker covers changed at 2/92 (when 4.0L came out)
and again at 2/94 (different head also)

Rollin

they should all be interchangeable, even up to AU, so long as you buy the correct gasket to fit.

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hey
yeh went to wreckers today and seen the rocker covers 12$ is what they wanted for em...
pretty cheap if ya ask me..however they are all dirty etc etc

i swapped the value cover and it is a bit of a bitch to take off the first time...
i think you need it tighened to 10 torque...i think..

good luck
mat