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Old 11-04-2018, 05:43 PM
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How well do the clear valve covers hold up against cracking around the bolt holes?
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How well do the clear valve covers hold up against cracking around the bolt holes?
Very poorly if you over torque them. You just snug them up. They say torque 3#. I do them by hand with the wing nut style fasteners. I also use the thicker valve cover gaskets and some homemade deflector plates. They didn't make these plates back in the 70s. Nice design. I never had any problems with fogging or yellowing. Guys like us always keep our oil clean anyway. So it should not be a problem.

You could also make up some fitted bushings that are just a little thinner then the plastic flange and would bottom out on some jam nuts and would not put any strain on the plastic flange.


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