[T3] Valve. Covers..
Jim Adney
jadney at vwtype3.org
Mon Oct 31 19:54:54 PDT 2011
On 31 Oct 2011 at 23:33, Dave Hall wrote:
> I always remove the bail-arm downwards - it stays out of the way then, as
> Jeff says.
I was completely wrong when I said upwards. I made that mistake once,
about 40 years ago when I was completely new to valve adjustment.
That mistake caused leaky valve covers until I bent the bails back
again.
> Maybe levering it up to fasten helps seat the bottom edge of the cover
> properly against the head, making leaks less likely.
No, there's no advantage, just disadvantage. ;-p
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