Valve covers, too?

[Daryl]

With the EGR, intake and TB off and the latter two getting ceramic coated, seems like a good time to remove the valve covers (OE, stock) and give them some live, too.

With all these off the motor right now, how hard would it be to remove the valve covers?

 

[ttocs]

did you take the butterfly valve out of the tb before sending it for coating? I remember taking mine apart for it way back when.

The valve covers are held on by a few more bolts. Remove them and they should come right off.

 

[Daryl]

did you take the butterfly valve out of the tb before sending it for coating? I remember taking mine apart for it way back when.

The valve covers are held on by a few more bolts. Remove them and they should come right off.

I’m going to pass on sending the TB out for coating. Think I’ll just clean & polish it best I can then hit it with some spray-on clear coat.

 

[ttocs]

it was not all that hard to take apart but to get the bearings out I had to get a blind hole bearing pull tool from harbor freight. The part of the valve in the TB was held in by screws, and then after they were out when you flipped the butterfly 90 degrees you could pull it out, then the shaft for the tb slid out from the bearings.

 

[Daryl]

Having trouble getting the passenger side valve cover off. I’ve removed the alternator bolts and gotten clearance there but it’s not slipping out. These two tubes seem to be preventing it. What do I have to do to free up the valve cover? Thanks!!

 

[ttocs]

those are the coolant cross over hoses i think they are called. I will warn you to be VERY careful with them as they are specific for 94/95 and the o-rings that are inside the swivel part needed to install it are known to go bad. They can be replaced but that tube itself can be a pain to find if you have to.

 

[weendoggy]

The valve cover should come off even with the water tubes (heater) installed. However, you can remove that at the mainfold (big wrench and probable tight), AND, you can source it from LMR if you damage it. I've had them off before with an issue...but...you never know.

 

[RAU03MACH]

if you loosen that coolant tube fitting on the bottom where the temp Sencer is enough
you can turn that whole tube left or right
hell loosen it all the way out, that nut at the bottom screws into the intake

 

[Daryl]

John, are you talking about this little nut buried between #3 and #4 injectors?

 

[Daryl]

Weendoggy,
When you say “big wrench, probably very tight “, Are you talking about this with the brass fitting?

 

[RAU03MACH]

Those will unbolt that tube
Should be 2 of them each end

Under that red I circled there is a stem nut that screws into the manifold
Lossen it to remove the whole coolant tube with the 2 little bolts

 

[weendoggy]

Yeah, what he said. To remove, the "swivel" nut is on the bottom under that hex/tube area. The swivel is between the nut and the hex portion. Along with the nuts, remove it all, or, loosen as mentioned and swivel out of the way a bit. I'd disconnect the sensor and/or remove it so you have some room and not damage it. Oh, the nut(s) holding the heater tube also are part of the intake manifold bolt. So, if the whole thing turns....be careful. Sometimes they get rust/welded so you may want to take an open end wrench and try to hold the manifold nut under the tab if you think that'll happen. jmo

 

[Daryl]

So the upper intake manifold has been ceramic coated silver.Suggestions for valve cover color??? The coater sent this pic of Cobalt and Tungsten which might be a sharp-looking contrast.

 

[weendoggy]

If those were my choices, I'd choose Tungsten.

 

[ttocs]

I just went with black on mine. I didn't see any reason to draw attention to them although later when I had them off and thought about it I did a mustang emblem on them with the laser engraver.

 

[Daryl]

Little further along. Making some progress as more goodies arrive ;-)

Mahle valve cover gaskets, bolts and correct valve cover stickers

 

[Daryl]

Found this rubber hose that I had marked on tape, “goes underneath manifold, drivers side. Is this the correct location for it? And what’s that little doohickey on the end of it?? And does it just hang out or is it supposed to attach somewhere?
Thanks everyone… feels like I’m gettin there thanks to all your help

 

[95opal]

Found this rubber hose that I had marked on tape, “goes underneath manifold, drivers side. Is this the correct location for it? And what’s that little doohickey on the end of it?? And does it just hang out or is it supposed to attach somewhere?
Thanks everyone… feels like I’m gettin there thanks to all your help View attachment 49744

Little tip for ya vaccumm doesnt care were you plug it into as ling as its post TBody. Manifold vacumm is manifold vaccumm it doesnt cre if it conne,cts on bottom, top ect.

 

[Daryl]

question regarding the last, remaining stray vacuum line:
Does this go on the 1/2 silver-coated nipple in my previous posts photo? I noticed the end of the hose appears to be reemed-out a bit, but it’s still a bitch to get back on the nipple. Almost like the diameter of the hose is too small. Maybe I have to find a way to force that sucker on there?

 

[weendoggy]

Yeah, that hose goes to the long metal tube under the manifold curve. Bitch to get to so put that on prior to the upper plenum. Oopps! Too late, no you have to go fishing. If you forgot and left it wide open, you'll have one hell of a vacuum leak.