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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:38 am |
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dont believe them, they are arseholes. |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:44 am |
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as long as they send me the right gasket i am happy ,yes they are arse holes but thats life |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:42 am |
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rocker cover gasket turned up today
is there anything i have to look out for while fitting the bolts ???? |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:44 am |
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make sure the bolt holes don't have oil or sealant or anything in them.
also it can shift about, a dab of grease on the gasket will hold it still. |
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huwwatkins
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Joined: 10 Jun 2004
Posts: 2317
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:50 am |
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Thats the same gaket motorworld got me, much more helpful too, cost about the same, 9.99 inc vat |
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schakal
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:56 am |
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cheers chris
yes it did cost me a tenner inc p&p ,now i can fit the rocker cover back on .
i used paint stripper to get the old crap paint on the cover and i have no intentions of spraying it . so it will look like this on top of the engine
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huwwatkins
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:07 am |
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Thats gonna corrode quickly, could just put a layer of laquer over it to stop that? |
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schakal
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:18 am |
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i did not think it would corrode as it always gets hot on the cover 
i might as well do a proper job and paint it if thats the case ,was thinking of silver myself ,or tungy might look good too .
by the way , there are still some little bits of crap/remains of old gasket left on the mating surfaces . and i did not want to use sanding paper or wire brush to agitate in case the shit drops into the engine . any tips on that ? |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 7405
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:22 am |
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gasket removal tool works well...its like a scraper thingy...halfords |
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huwwatkins
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:10 am |
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Or if your a tight arse like me, be very careful and use a chisel. |
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schakal
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:10 am |
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bloody halfords is too expensive ,i used stanley knife to remove most of the bulky bits .
does it have to be perfectly smooth like its skimmed ? |
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Chris H
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:16 am |
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stanlel blade is th esame thing. I have the stanley blae version and a very wide scalpal scraPER THINGY.
No it doesn't need to be perfect, obviously any chunky bits have to go. |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:18 am |
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thanks for that info chris
bought my BKR6EY s as well today , all i need is to paint the rocker cover  |
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