Valve Cover Gasket

[Art Lischer]

I think the dowl pins are what the small ring of the plug hole gaskets 
go around.  see photo attached ( I hope it worked).  they help hold the 
plug hole gaskets in place.  they are never removed. 

there's no tighteing pattern mentioned in the book.  I think Mike was 
just referring to standard cover tightening procedure.  I start at the 
middle and work my way out in a spiraling/crossing pattern to the outer 
bolts. 

Art in DM


Jeffrey Markham wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Michael. I took a look at my factory service manual and noticed two things:
>
> 1. It doesn't make mention of any tightening pattern, it just says to tighten the valve cover bolts to 87 in/lbs. Which I did. Does your manual show a tightening pattern...if so, what page is it on?
>
> 2. It also mentions the installation of the Head Cover Gasket, the Plug Hole Gaskets, and the Dowel Pins. I know what the first two are, but what are dowel pins? I certainly didn't notice or remove any dowel pins when I removed the valve cover the first time.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jeff
>  
> Jeffrey R. Markham 
> Digital Designer 
> automan25.com
>
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