[s-cars] AAN valve cover questions

[Ian Duff]

Did you get *all* the bolts holding it on? There are a couple buried between the spark plug wells.

-Ian Duff, sent from my mobile, please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation.

On Apr 15, 2012, at 22:10, Larry <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> 1. B/c by yanking purely by hand, even using the breathers, it won't budge or even make a sound. Perhaps they didn't (although I suspect it is possible with the stripped bolt hole), but either case I can't get it to budge and can't find a safe place for a "helper".
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> 2. No biggie. 
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> On Apr 15, 2012, at 9:20 PM, chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> 1. Why do you think the previous owner used cement/sealant?
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>> 2. Sorry, I have no experience with time-sert or helicoils
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>> From: Larry <larrycleung at gmail.com>
>> To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com> 
>> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:55 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] AAN valve cover questions
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>> In an attempt to replace my valve cover gasket, I ran into two    problems, both as a result of previous owners/servicers.
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>> 1. It appears that some form of cement/sealant was used. Where can one safely get leverage to pry or lift the damn valve cover? I didn't want to use any of the breather ports, and I can't seem to find any lip or anything else to help me lever it up.
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>> 2. P.O. stripped the front lower threads in the head. Bolt was loose, came out with the insert attached to its threads. Can't tell if it was Time-Sert or HeliCoil. Is it safe to buy a new insert and use the installation tool (anyone got one to lend?) or do I need to go through the whole process from the beginning?
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>> TIA,
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>> LL-NY
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