Hello,
so I've read in the service manual that when removing the valve cover there are two pins that you need to be careful of. The book doesn't mention their location and I can find no mention of them on this site. 1 1/2 hours of searching (though I could not be entering the "right term"!). Also the manual mentions using some type of sealant on the 4 "half moon" pieces of the gasket but most posts concerning this topic suggest not using anything.
I know the sealant issue is a severely beaten horse but can anyone give me an idea of the location of the pins so that as I am taking the cover off, I sort of know where to look so they don't fall in?
Many thanks and this site is the best!!
Mike Courtemanche
I am not aware of any pins and I have adjusted the valves many times. They may be pressed in to the head to help index the cover.
Negative.
There are no pins on any of the valve covers I have ever taken off of FJ engines. 1100 or 1200.
There are also only (2) half-moons on the right (throttle) side of the engine, not 4.
Well that's good to hear. Nothing worse than the sound of something falling into an engine!
I just helped helped a friend today adjust the valves on his '89 and no pins were found.
I'm currently in the middle of a valve adjust on my '93. No pins...
Bill
Here is what prompted the question. It comes from the Hayes workshop manual. (http://[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/getoutside3274/33441072123/in/dateposted-public/%5Dhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/getoutside3274/33441072123/in/dateposted-public/%5B/url%5D)
Thanks for the replies. I should be replacing the gasket tomorrow.
Well it was supposed to have a link, let's try again...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/getoutside3274/33441072123/in/dateposted-public/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/getoutside3274/33441072123/in/dateposted-public/)
The head has unused holes that could be for a dowel pin. But the gasket and cover do not. So no pins here on the FJ...
I believe the dowels/pins that are being asked about and referenced in the provided link are #3 in my attached drawing. Those dowels fit between the Cylinder block and the Head.
Fred
Just changed it this morning, all is well! The hardest part was taking off the 8 rubber gaskets from the hold down bolts! As the music group Stain would say, "it's been a while".