Wow, what a horrible disapointment. I used the M-6680-A valve cover bolts and broke half of them on the first valve cover! The studs are extremely weak!
FMS valve cover bolts
- Thread starter zenboy99
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nevermind, I broke 4 out of 6, whats going on here? I'm trying to do my Fox throttle body swap. I'm not torquing on these things at all.
Hummm....I used the same and not a problem...You must be to rugged.... 
I screwed the stud in then just tightened em to a decent TQ with one hand only....not a 2 hand tighten on VCs...
I had to redo after the initial run as I had a leak...re-did em and nada since...
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I screwed the stud in then just tightened em to a decent TQ with one hand only....not a 2 hand tighten on VCs...I had to redo after the initial run as I had a leak...re-did em and nada since...
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Yep, those are the ones I'm using. Now I have to get two of the broken ones out of the cylinder head!
I took a dremel tool and grinded in a notch so I could get a screw driver on it and back it out. The stud is so soft that the screw driver just strips out the metal.
I took a dremel tool and grinded in a notch so I could get a screw driver on it and back it out. The stud is so soft that the screw driver just strips out the metal.
If memory serve's me correctly...dont those have a Phillips screw on the stud?? you sneak then in tight, than snug the nut...'
Either way, breaking em blows...They're not cheap...like 12.00 a pkg and you need 3 pkg's ???
What kinda VCs you get???
Either way, breaking em blows...They're not cheap...like 12.00 a pkg and you need 3 pkg's ???
What kinda VCs you get???
They did have a phillips drive on the top, but that broke off.
I got a set of Ford Racing valve covers, the ribbed EFI ones that say Ford Racing. Hopefully I'll have pics of them installed today.
I got a set of Ford Racing valve covers, the ribbed EFI ones that say Ford Racing. Hopefully I'll have pics of them installed today.
Hve plenty of clearance with the Fox cable bracket?? My FRPP are 4" tall and cleared by a 1/16"
I do now. My valve covers cleared everything perfectly, didn't even have to notch around the alternator. They're alot shorter then the 4" tall valve covers but the bracket 1/2" off, so I guess I'll have to go buy a spacer now. That means I'm going to have to ditch the hood blanket too since I'm running out of clearance.
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