Originally Posted by
xintersecty
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I forgot to download the picture showing the location of the bracket. I did a bunch of research through the parts manual looking for a match, no dice. It was located on the two hoses going to the duo-valve. I have marked the location where I found the backet on the following diagram.
location of found loose bracket
Now the COOL news. I got my valve covers powder coated. I am very happy with the job.
pretty
just for show
more for show
While the color is not a match, it's an eye popping red that will get attention. YES, I know. Once you put the air box on the engine, you can't see the beauty. Maybe in the future, I will go to a modified cold air intake and get the intake header coated. I mostly did this for protection as the original valve covers look like doo.
Now a question. I need to put the breather covers back on the main valve covers. Do you use the gunk to seal up the screws holding them. It looked like the previous what ever did that.
yeah it's not pretty
So just clean them and put them back or put a tiny bit of sealant around the screw?
The valve covers look great! You will be able to see some of them even with the cover on.
If you're reusing the original screws, don't over tighten them. I tightened mine until some rtv seeped out. I waited an hour then torqued them down to about 2 to 2.5 Newton meters/24 inch pounds.
I've included a couple of pics from my post, including one with the torque sequence. Good luck!