1984 2.8l valve covers

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May 13, 2006 | 06:24 PM

84'Firebird

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Car: 84' Trans Am

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Transmission: 700R4

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1984 2.8l valve covers

how difficult is it to change the valve cover gasket on these motors?(carbed)

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May 13, 2006 | 06:29 PM

2_point8_boy

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From: Castaic, CA

Car: 1988 Camaro RS

Engine: 2.8L of Raw POWER!!!

Transmission: Stick Shift

Axle/Gears: 3.42's

about 1.5 hours to R&R the plennum, fuel rail, upper intake, and valve covers.

May 13, 2006 | 06:30 PM

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Car: 1984 Firebird

Engine: LT1

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84's were carb'ed, no fuels rails, or plenum

May 13, 2006 | 06:30 PM

84'Firebird

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its a carbed engine, sorry about the mistake.

May 13, 2006 | 06:32 PM

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Shouldn't be bad to change.... let me run out to the car.. brb... lol

May 13, 2006 | 06:38 PM

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DOesn't look too bad... some vaccuum hoses need to be moved / unhooked. Just be sure to label and if needed, take pics of everything. Also, looks like the emissions setup on the passenger side needs to be unbolted and moved aside.

Hoped I helpped a little,

Keith