OK, I'm doing this project in phases. Tonight, I disconnected the hoses and removed the covers for cleaning. Upon doing so, I noticed that the hoses that are connected to the covers don't have any king of "clamp" to secure the hose to the connectors. Would you all recommend that I add this to the reinstall?

I"m also going to attempt to add some images of what I find along the way. Tonight's pics should include covers before removal and bolts.

My point about the bolts is this....just as one of the latest posts mentioned, the factory bolts ARE longer than the bolts that I removed when taking off the covers. I would be concerned if these "bottom out" and prevent a tight fit. Anyway, I thought it would be worth mentioning. Check out the pics.

Tomorrow I will work on cleaning to make sure I get a VERY good seal when I reinstall.