Use a putty knife to loosen the gasket from the block. Find a place to work
the knife it, then tap the end with a hammer to work it around the perimeter
of the cover.
Valerie Stabenow, 62 MGA MkII, 67 TR4a, 69 XK-E FHC, 73 TR-6, 81 Corvette
Coupe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Lepley" <blepley@msn.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:43 PM
Subject: Valve Cover Problem
> Last night, I was going to replace the valve cover gasket with a new one,
> but couldn't budge the cover. I hit it a few times with a rubber hammer
and
> carefully tried to pry it off. I was afraid of denting or bending it. Am
I
> missing something or do I need to just really wack it?
>
> BTW: I did take the nuts off the 3 top studs.
>
> Any help would be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan Lepley
> Kalamazoo, MI
> 1971 TR6 CC56753L
>
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