Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

One must remove all of the old liquid gasket to this level and then create oil free surface before applying the new gasket.
Otherwise, it will let the oil seep out later.
Going to leave the oil film until the last moment as the humidity is high and I can’t keep the metal temperature high enough during the night.











All of the blowby contaminated oil removed from the pockets of cyl head.



















Before/after photos.









I was planning to paint the valve cover today but I don’t think so….


Where is my oil cooler, Honda Japan…. Still waiting for the emergency parts delivery….



Kaz