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Date:         Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:17:14 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject:      Re: '81 Engine work

James Brill writes: > > I am helping a friend to replace the pushrod tube seals on his '81 > Westy. When he pops the valve cover bail off of the left side it hits > the catalytic converter and won't let him get the cover off. So we > are wondering what needs to be removed to do this. Does the exhaust > have to come off or at least part way? He says the Bentley is no help > in the matter. He is on the way to the store now to buy an idiot > book. This is all I know. He is half a continent away from me. I > can't check my Muir from work and I figured someone here might have a > few things to watch for on this. Ok, thanks for any help. Jim

Not sure if this will work cause I can't see it, but I have a similar problem which I get around by pulling the wire bale off from the side. I just put a screwdriver under it right where it goes into the engine and pry outward until that side pops out - then you can release the other side and the valve cover will just fall off. =)

-David

============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================


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