hey buys...are there any tricks toputting on the timing cover...the rubber dealy at the bottom and stuff...its a pain in the **** and the bottom wouldnt go in...so we just started tightening bolts figuring it would go in but it hasnt....we got all the bolts in except the bottom 1 on each side...help?!?

 

omg i just had a breakthrough...would it work easier if i loosened some oil pan bolts?

 

yeah loosen the oil pan or trin the inner lip a little on the timing cover, or do both

 

yea, what ede said... that works... that was a pain for me, too, til someone told me the same. that lip that holds that seal needs to be trimmed back about a half inch on both ends. tin snips will do it, just make sure you file the rough edges down so as not to cause the seal any premature grief (wear).

KAM