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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: ezekiel on October 21, 2006, 05:04:05 pm

Title: Governor cover...FLAT HEAD BOLTS?!
Post by: ezekiel on October 21, 2006, 05:04:05 pm
seriously, has anyone else ever seen this?  I see the governor mod post says there's supposed to be allen cap bolts.

Right now, I have 2 loose, and 2 are starting to strip, anyone have any ideas how to get these bastards loose?

--Justin
Title: Governor cover...FLAT HEAD BOLTS?!
Post by: ezekiel on October 21, 2006, 05:13:16 pm
okay, got the other 2 loose.  Tapped on the screw driver with a hammer...really hard, and put some PB Blaster on there.

But still, why flat head screws?
Title: Governor cover...FLAT HEAD BOLTS?!
Post by: bryanbryan89x on October 21, 2006, 06:08:12 pm
is your car a '81 with the 11mm head bolts.  I noticed that That my 81(and half)  with 12mm head bolts all had allen.  And the 81 with 11 mm head bolts all had flat head on the gov cover.  I had a hell of a time too.  I got a pair of vice grips put it on the base of the screw driver, and pushed down really hard, and used the vice grips to give me more turning power.
Title: Governor cover...FLAT HEAD BOLTS?!
Post by: ezekiel on October 21, 2006, 06:16:17 pm
I'm not sure what size they are, but I have an 82.  I did the same thing, vise grips on the shank, and push down on the screw driver.  Of course, now I've lost the nut that holds the throttle linkage down :roll: atleast I have a spare motor to pull a nut from.
Title: Governor cover...FLAT HEAD BOLTS?!
Post by: burn_your_money on October 21, 2006, 09:23:54 pm
That is exactly what I do but with my allen keys since I haven't been able to find a good set yet