<VV> > Engine air baffles--Follow-up answer

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/16/2007 8:44:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
chsadek at comcast.net writes:

The cyl  baffles cannot be removed or replaced or installed with pushrods in 
place.  I have been told someone cut them up and came up with a hold-down 
method  so they can be done individually, but the hard answer is, gird your 
loins  and take the heads off. You MUST have these baffles.

Chuck  S



You need not remove the cylinder heads to install the baffles or, for that  
matter to replace O-rings in the pushrod tubes. You can replace the Tube 
O-rings  on a cylinder by cylinder basis, loosening the lower head nuts 
(masquerading as  the rocker studs) for one cylinder at a time, removing the pair of 
tubes,  replacing the O-rings and re-torquing that pair of head studs. But, to 
install  the baffles, all of the tubes must be moved out of the way. Having been 
in that  position once, an un-torquing of all the head nuts (upper and lower - 
preferably  in reverse order of the factory torque) and removal of all of the 
pushrod  tubes, will allow access to the lower portion of the cylinders  and 
allow installation of the baffle. The heads can be left in place, but  have to 
be completely re-torqued. - Seth  Emerson 



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