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I would recommend one purchase a new gasket for the new valve cover. The one on your valve cover is likely held in place with a grey silicone based adhesive (looks like 3 bond adhesive to me)--mine was. The old one can be removed and reused if you are patient. More important, IMHO, is new seals for the four cover bolts--my old ones didn't want to come out, and they didn't look too good when I finally got them removed. I would also recommend using an adhesive to hold the new or old gasket in the new valve cover. Being patient enough to let it set long enough to hold the gasket in place is a virtue for this job IMHO. On the T-100 and Std bonny, the valve cover comes off and goes on from one side only--right, I believe, but that's a very old memory talking here.
The actual job is simple enough and doesn't take very long, especially if you use a new gasket and cover bolt seals, and set the gasket in the new cover with adhesive ahead of time. On the T-100, I removed the seat, tank, and then the valve cover--took maybe thirty minutes. I took a little time to figure the best way to "loosen" the valve cover from the head since the adhesive used at the factory was doing a good job of holding the valve cover in place without the cover bolts. Putting the new cover took me less time--maybe 15 minutes.
Larry
[ This message was edited by: RedBird on 2005-11-21 21:48 ]
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2003 T-100 (790cc), NARK, NH Togas, 8100 rpm rev limiter, 158 main jets, 42 pilot jets (less than 1 turn out on pilot screws), stock needles--no shims. 13 A/F ratio from 1100 rpm to 4000 rpm; 12 A/F ratio from 4000 rpm to 6000 rpm; 13 A/F from 6000 rpm to 8100 rpm.:D
2007 Tiger 1050--White:D--SW-Motech crashbars, Skidmarx rear hugger/chain guard, Calsci +7 windscreen.
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