Buick Update

[Shannen Durphey]

Teller.John at orbital.com wrote:
> 
> Well it turned out to be a really minor problem.  One of the rocker arm bolts
> got loose, and the rocker arm was just banging around in there without opening
> cylinder #1's intake port much.  The biggest problem I had was getting the valve
> cover off, after gluing it down with "The Right Stuff" - not the right stuff at
> all, since it still leaked around cylinder #4 where oil tends to pool.
> 
> I torqued those buggers down to what the manual said, and one of them got loose
> anyway.  I think I will re-do all the bolts using a little lock-tite on the
> threads for good measure.  This time I will use the valve cover gasket Fel-Pro
> provided with my kit along with a little blue RTV.
> 
> No big deal.
> 
> --- John
Glad to hear it's small.  When I need to "refresh" a locking nut, I'll
set it on a vice or anvil and hit the top with a hammer.  The threads
distort, and voila, one more use from the locking nut.

I like right stuff, but usally in conjunction with a gasket.
Shannen