[DeTomaso] Expensive valve covers

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/18/07 6:51:33 PM, rimov at charter.net writes:

<< The link to the valve covers has been removed. Curiosity has the best of 
me-  can any one shoot me a pic of the covers so I can be in the know. >>

Ford/SVO re-issued these 'rocker-stud-stability' valve covers from the early 
'80s. They are shown in the '05 SVO catalogue from Ford. The rocker studs 
extend all the way up thru the top of the cast aluminum covers which are made 
heavy with thicker sections to brace the rocker studs. Advantages: no stud girdle 
needed, and they look trick with black-crackle paint contrasting the 8 chromed 
acorn nuts on each cover. 
Diasdvantages: the rocker studs come thru the top at odd angles and take soft 
copper gasket-washers to seal against conical bottoms of the special acorn 
nuts. They don't. The directions advise you to change washers each time a cover 
is disturbed. You now have 8 nuts and the one-shot copper gaskets to remove to 
pull a cover to access the valves. Finally, the 8 rocker studs on each head ar
e now maybe 5" long and threaded their entire length; most guys that own 
these things either have a paid mechanic adjust their valves, or soon buy a set of 
deep-point sockets and an air wrench. FWIW- J DeRyke
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