was you fellas able to save your valve cover gaskets?. and if so, how?, i cant seem to manage that task, they get expensive after awhile. I wait till the engine is cool., the remove the gaskets and clean them off right away, inspect, and whatnot., then i get my buisness done and install the valve covers. about a weak later they are leaking. I do torque them down to spec. ( i cant remember off top of my head, but aint a whole lot.) Thanks

 

ive been using the same gaskets that came on the truck, i just replaced them in february only becuuase they came with th eoverhaul kit

 

I have done a few in my time...........the ol 12 valvers do it every 25-30k and everything up from there every 100k is fine

 

is it hard to check the valves? Is there any sepcial tools?

 

screw driver and a wrench snapon makes a fancy dancy valve adjustment tool that makes it super easy but i cant afford it you need a set of feeler gauges also

 

ok thanks.

 

5 and 6 are a PITA, thats all i got to say

 

just got to know the tricks to get to them, it dont take me any locnger to get the back two than it does for the front 2

 

you should be able to do it fast, you had your head off so much you should know that thing like the back of your hand...

 

perty damn close. i got the entire head remove down to less than an hour and a half now