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How about the 2 under the valve adjusting covers? Also there are dowel pins as I remember so it has to come almost straight up for abot 3/8 ". Max

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14 actually counting the stud left front.

THAT WAS FUN!

I felt like I was right there enjoying the whole thing with you.  I knew that we'd get it done.  Good job.

Isn't it funny how it is so easy to overlook a bolt like that?  I did the same thing once, but I forgot the ones in the valve covers.

Fun watching....yes.....

Dr. Jim, yes, it's silicon'd on, keeps the oil in.   And bolts are metric,  If I recall correctly, 10mm

You will need to torque then back on, so run down to Auto-zone or what ever you have there, with a bolt, and buy the correct socket.  One socket isn't all the much.

A torque wrench would be advisable too.   You may want to check around to see if you could rent one if you don't want to buy on.

I used to use high high temp RTV on the head/headcover but this last time I used a gray gasket maker (for bikes and ATVs) which I got at the auto store.  A little lower viscosity or whatever and doesn't start setting up quite as fast.

You only want a real thin film on there, gotta remember that you will be mounting the cam bearing journals when you install the headcover.

I use a Q-tip to apply that stuff.  It is smaller than my finger tip for those narrow little surfaces, and much easier to "clean up"....

I also use a dab on that egg shaped o-ring to prevent gravity from guiding it into the wrong position too