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Originally Posted by MongooseGA
Very helpful! I will lay eyes on it again this evening when I return home. Thank you thank you!
Something I'm a little worried about.. If the line broke off flush with the banjo bolt, I wouldn't be able to slip the vacuum line over a male end. Would I need t remove the banjo bolt and insert a fresh hard (plastic) line?
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Any line that doesn't collapse or break will work. Max boost pressure isn't high and many cars need to have the boost adjusted back to specs - usually higher. Destructions are in the archives.
RE: installing the valve cover, have all of the linkage moved out of the way. You may find it helpful to tie the injector return lines back out of the way. Don't pull so hard that you create leaks. I use small zip ties bought from Harbor Freight for next to nothing. Practice R&R without the gasket and it becomes easier.
Regarding the gasket not leaking, make sure that is properly and easily seated on the cover. I've taken to cleaning the cover with whatever degreaser is handy then installing the gasket. If it jumps off, it needs to be shifted on the cover. Giving the gasket a little stretch seems to let it seat. I set the cover on a piece of glass to make sure that the gasket sits flat.
My most recent attempt at getting a leak-free seal was to clean the sealing surface of the head and apply a little Hi-Tack to both the head and bottom of the gasket. Don't install the cover until the sealer becomes tacky.
This is the 1st time in a while that the head is completely dry. I haven't tried taking the cover off yet or cleaning the Hi-tack off but will probably this weekend when I do another valve adjust.
Some don't have trouble with a leaking VC but both of my 617s do. I've looked carefully at the covers and and also tried the cover from the parts car. Neither car has much blow by.
Your results may vary.