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Old 12-03-2024, 12:14 PM
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Retorquing the heads on these K series engines is pretty much
a standard maintenance item for me. Have never bought one
without blown a blown head gasket. I am a bit anal but usually
torque them every year as an up keep item. Every time, I find that
they have loosened some. Even after many years of use. Have not
blown a gasket since.
Never dawned on me either to just drill a hole in the shroud. Duh.
I'm a bit slow sometimes.

Ken
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Old 12-03-2024, 02:39 PM
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While it's apart, you can bore a hole in the shroud right above the bolt heads for a socket to go thru.
I don't know that it causes any great cooling issues but if it bothers you plug the holes with these....
oh that's a great idea
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Looking at it actually it seems they thought of that, or it's a happy little accident if you loosen the bolts on the sides of the top sheet metal and take off the lift bracket the head cover will slip off
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