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raymondbowon
7th June 2008, 20:58
Ok then. I want to take off my head cover and give it a new lease of life.

This may sound really dumb but is it really just a case of taking it off and then putting it back on again. Are they no seals that need replacing or stuff like that???
Wayner87
7th June 2008, 21:00
Yes, its a rocker cover gasket, but if you take it off and dont damage the bottom you will be fine!
raymondbowon
7th June 2008, 21:05
wicked, i just read the how to guide and saw that bit. gonna have a crack at it this week so ill post up some pics of the before and after results.
raymondbowon
8th June 2008, 14:45
just had a bash at cleaning up the rocker covers. It took the best part of an hour and i only used white spirit a cloth and some autosol. Here is a picture of what it looked like before:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll108/raymondbowon/DSC_00034.jpg

and here is what it looks like after a good old polish:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll108/raymondbowon/DSC_00043.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll108/raymondbowon/DSC_00044.jpg

makes the engine bay look a hell of a lot tidier.
evans1089
8th June 2008, 15:23
nice that! good work, cant see the first and last picture tho :y:
raymondbowon
8th June 2008, 16:59
cheers mate,

I split the oil breather hose trying to get the fukker off. dont suppose you have one kicking around do you??? I had to buy some shit from halfords as a temporary fix. And I HATE HALFORDS WITH A PASSION. They really shit on their suppliers.
stu-n-shell
8th June 2008, 17:05
looks a bit rought mate id get something smoother on there you can still see the scratches on it
barrett
8th June 2008, 17:23
must have been a good bit of grit in that rag you used, look at the swirl marks in it.
barrett
8th June 2008, 17:24
ah, those marks could be something to do with the sand paper wrapper next to it.

Cant see first or last photo either
fossie
8th June 2008, 17:51
Get some wet and dry on there mate and it will good, should get rid of the swirl marks as well
immense
8th June 2008, 18:05
I know you have to replace the gasket, not sure about the seal?
raymondbowon
9th June 2008, 16:14
you cant see any swirl marks now its in the engine again, i rubbed it down and polished it a bit more after that, the photo has been removed for some reason. probably offensive in some way. :-)