FIGURE 62. REMOVING OR INSTALLING FRONT CYLINDER HEAD COVER.

(8) Figure 62. (A) Remove four 5/16-inch

plain nuts and 5/16- inch lock washers

securing crankcase breather adapter

to the front and rear cylinder head

covers. (B) Lift breather adapter from

cylinder head covers and swing adapter

clear of studs in cylinder head covers.

Remove and discard two crankcase

breather adapter gaskets. (C) Remove

seven 5/16 x 7/8 cap screws and 5/16-

inch lock washers securing front cyl-

inder head cover to cylinder head. Re-

move tachometer cable bracket. (D)

Remove one 5/16-inch self-locking nut

from stud on right front corner of cyl-

inder head cover. Early model engines

cylinder head covers were secured with

a lock washer and a plain nut at the

right front corner. When installing cyl-

inder head cover cap screws and nuts,

torque tighten screws and nuts to 30-60

pound inches. (E) Remove front cylinder

head cover. Remove and discard cover

gasket.

(9) After removing front cylinder head

cover ((8) above) check position of cyl-

inder No. 1 intake or exhaust valves as

shown in figure 63. When both valves