Fuck.. I think I just stripped a nut that holds the valve cover down
 

Perfect timing with battle of the imports tomorrow. I was replacing a bad valve cover gasket and those rubber grommet deals for the spark plug holes and when I put the VC back on, the nut on the driver's side closest to the firewall that holds the valve cover down screwed down, but then stopped tightening. I tried tightening or loosening it, and it wouldn't move down or up. I tried pulling it out, but it won't either so I don't think the stud is snapped. The valve cover sits pretty flush as it should, but I'm going to have to get this bitch off eventually, how would I do this? Is it going to leak if I leave it like this? (all the other nuts are tightened down properly)

Here's a pic of how it sits:
http://students.washington.edu/aptan/vcnut.jpg

Re: Fuck.. I think I just stripped a nut that holds the valve cover down
 

Shouldn't leak but I wouldn't trust it. I snapped the stud once.. found a civic hiding in the woods and stripped some parts off of it. The valve cover was good for a day, no leaks.. i didnt even have a bolt on the top ;)

Re: Fuck.. I think I just stripped a nut that holds the valve cover down
 

put silicon around it to seal it for now, and when you have th remove it even IF the stud snapped it can be replaced with a new one as long as nothing stays inside the thread in the head.

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http://students.washington.edu/aptan/bwme3.jpg

heh. :P

Re: Fuck.. I think I just stripped a nut that holds the valve cover down
 

LOL

Re: Fuck.. I think I just stripped a nut that holds the valve cover down
 

bastard! Haha... man I'm trying to get an internship and they always want to see some of the ---- I've done.. so that's what the site is for. I stick it on my resume because fuckers like Boeing will take one glance at your resume and that's it. Yeah, I know it's cheesy as ----.

...honda closes in like 1/2 an hour.. I think I'm just gonna have to put silicon all around that general area.

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Yeah, I saw some of your Solid Works stuff. I wish I was patient enough to do that junk, stenseltizm on here uses that program I believe.. kids a genius :o