In other words have one on hand when I do this job...
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| Author: | Simple [ Fri May 20, 2005 8:59 am ] |
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Ok so this may seem like a silly question buy hey.. I want to adjust the tappets as they are a bit noisy and there has just been a post about doing it so I though why not give it a go, but if I take the rocker cover off, do I need to replace the rocker cover gasket? I haven't taken it off since I bought the car 12 months ago...... Cheers |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri May 20, 2005 9:06 am ] |
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Pry the cover up carefully from the front. Make sure the gasket stays on the cover or the head, not both- or it'll rip. Slide a steel ruler or something along to free it. Should be able to save it if it's only been fitted once. |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri May 20, 2005 9:12 am ] |
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when they get old, they go hard and brittle. If yours is like that, get a new one. |
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| Author: | Simple [ Fri May 20, 2005 9:28 am ] |
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In other words have one on hand when I do this job...
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri May 20, 2005 10:34 am ] |
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for $3...I say yes |
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| Author: | aaron [ Fri May 20, 2005 10:37 am ] |
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i put a 2nd hand one in when i last replaced one on my clubby. he get my roundy's hand me downs 
Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri May 20, 2005 10:39 am ] |
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not even I am that cheap!!!! 
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| Author: | aaron [ Fri May 20, 2005 10:42 am ] |
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well i have just pulled a genuine mk2 engine out of the roundy, that could be the next hand me down for the clubby..... 
And yes i can be cheap, but i blame my wife for that. I wasn't allowed to buy the clubby without selling some stuff to make up the cash. Sad really Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri May 20, 2005 10:47 am ] |
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thats not sad....thats normal for most of us married blokes...
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| Author: | aaron [ Fri May 20, 2005 11:08 am ] |
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true, so true Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | danidad [ Fri May 20, 2005 11:23 am ] |
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speak for yourselves.. i kan do whatever i like, and been married for 18 years. but thats to be expected when your as cool and good looking as i am...(and modest too) |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Fri May 20, 2005 11:33 am ] |
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danidad wrote: and been married for 18 years.
well there you go......after that long I guess you kinda give up worrying!
Yea Jeff, those wavy locks.....chic magnet! 
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| Author: | danidad [ Fri May 20, 2005 11:44 am ] |
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nooooo its all about love trust and honesty.. .. and gaskets sorry.. if the last person overtightened them last time they may be stuffed... some people tend to tighten on cork gaskets with a strong bar. so when you get them open they are thiner than paper... |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri May 20, 2005 12:36 pm ] |
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J_A_M wrote: thats not sad....thats normal for most of us married blokes...
Not normal at all Anton, she's snowed you man..
I've been married 31 years, I buy what I like. Helps that she's a Mini owner too and encourages me..
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| Author: | Ricks mini [ Fri May 20, 2005 5:58 pm ] |
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I personally would not reuse a gasket, unless desperate and on the side of the road. They are cheap enough for piece of mind. As said before , dont overtighten a rocker cover gasket as they keep compressing untill paper thin. My 2 cents cheers Craig |
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