Suggestions please - 3AJ in a 5CH
Hi again,
No gasket set delivered yet, but I have started stripping down the engine, exhaust etc in readiness - as ever, once you start perceptions/ideas/plans change! I will get about tomorrow and buy a few extra tools that I need!
In the meantime, I can't get the valve cover off even though I reckon all of the bolts are out now - it seems to be well "glued" to the cylinder head by the gooy stuff that forms it's gasket.
Therefore, grateful for any recommendations - I will get a soft headed mallet tomorrow but is there any technique I am missing! Obviously I don't want to damage that casting - it looks expensive to replace.
While I'm typing, I also wonder about the decompression lever mechanism - that is still in place in the valve cover, basically because I have a 2004 manual which does not mention it (2004 = electric starter, not kickstart). So, do I need to dismantle that before the cover comes off?
This is a 3AJ engine in a 5CH TT600R, 2001 model, so there must be loads of people who know the answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave (not confused, yet, but slightly doubtful!)
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Dave
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