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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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im not too mechanically inclined but how do i take off the valve covers? i m asking because i hear a loud ticking sound on drivers side of it and i just wanted to see where it was coming from...it might be a bent valve possibly but i dont know...
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im not too mechanically inclined but how do i take off the valve covers? i m asking because i hear a loud ticking sound on drivers side of it and i just wanted to see where it was coming from...it might be a bent valve possibly but i dont know...
just 4 bolts on top and if you have the air setup on the manifolds yet just gently bens it away from the motor, just enough so you can get the valve cover out. Might need to move all the hoses on the side too. Its definitely not as bad as the passenger side.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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ok thanks because i thought it was alot more to it
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