Lifter cover gaskets....questions

[EastRidge]

Just received my lifter cover gaskets for replacement of my very tired current installation.

Fel-Pro from Vintage Power Wagons.

Looking at the work ahead......are there any shared tips going into this.
It's not a very technical installation BUT is it worth the trouble to remove the fuel pump or the hard line at the rear of the block.......or can a guy just be patient and nimble and get it done without......

Thanks in advance.

 

[Roller]

Just received my lifter cover gaskets for replacement of my very tired current installation.

Fel-Pro from Vintage Power Wagons.

Looking at the work ahead......are there any shared tips going into this.
It's not a very technical installation BUT is it worth the trouble to remove the fuel pump or the hard line at the rear of the block.......or can a guy just be patient and nimble and get it done without......

Thanks in advance.

Patient and nimble will work, although removing the fender makes the job easier.

 

[EastRidge]

Patient and nimble will work, although removing the fender makes the job easier.

I forged ahead, as I wasn't pressed for time.....

With just doing it, I found a few tips on my own:
1.) Working from the bottom is fine for 90% of the work.

2.) The PCV valve fitting isn't really an issue for removal, but it is for installation. I removed the brass fitting in the block to allow free fit of the newly gasketed part. This was great until the reinstall......you can't turn the nut with a new gasket. SO,....carefully remove the lifter cover, REINSTALL the brass fitting INDEXING IT with a flat side to the cover to allow clearance. Carefully reinstall part with just a 1/32" of clearance. An inch is as good as a mile.

3.) Behind the fuel pump was fine. Cleaning the silicone off was tedious. The learned trick was to fetch a 5-6" piece of vinyl tubing and shove the thumb screw head into it......as your fingers just don't work.

4.) Snuggled up with a small adjustable wrench or a small combination wrench with something through the "hole end" to enable that......feels right.....torque spec.

Test drive, after the oil change was a "no leaker".

Very happy.