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TJ9000 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 23 Alabama Gender:	Plug cap/leak question 03/17/10 at 06:39:19 This may sound dumb but why do you have to TDC if only changing out the plug cap? Hoping to tackle this today so input would be greatly appreciated.
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PipJones Full Member Offline Posts: 146 Fort Worth, Tx Gender:	Re: Plug cap/leak question Reply #1 - 03/17/10 at 06:47:32 I didn't TDC mine..... it sure does seem like an extra step... why mess with the valve train when all you're doing is removing the head cover.....??????
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TJ9000 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 23 Alabama Gender:	Re: Plug cap/leak question Reply #2 - 03/17/10 at 06:56:22 Thats what I was thinking but I didnt want to skip it if theres an advantage that I'm just not seeing.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Plug cap/leak question Reply #3 - 03/17/10 at 10:56:34 I think it's probably because once someone tears into the engine that far most of the time they go ahead and do a camchain check. That's just my theory anyway.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28888 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Plug cap/leak question Reply #4 - 03/17/10 at 11:18:30 If you're removing the head cover, you want to unload the valves and rockers so it don't snap up on you when you loosen the bolts.
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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: Plug cap/leak question Reply #5 - 03/18/10 at 05:21:11 verslagen1 wrote on 03/17/10 at 11:18:30: If you're removing the head cover, you want to unload the valves and rockers so it don't snap up on you when you loosen the bolts. I agree with V.
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Re: Plug cap/leak question
Reply #6 - 03/18/10 at 07:03:13

Does the "valve cover" serve as the cam's upper bearing??? cus if not, nothing is being unloaded by TDCing the motor......

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I just looked at a parts catalogue and it SURE does look like the valve cover serves at part of the cam bearing.....

i.e. I was very lucky to not have someing go wrong when i did my plug leak.....

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