200x flywheel bolt

[RUNMEDOWN]

you use honda bond on the valve cover, there is no gasket for it they are mated surfaces.

I make gaskets for the valve cover b/c I always seem to need to pull it off multiple times during a reassembly. I just cut it from gasket sheets. I don't think that should be an issue since I adjust the valves after the gasket is in. At the most it would slightly change the angle of the contact patch for the lifter. Any input that I should not be doing this?

[wonderboy]

If were talking about the cylinder head cover, I'd be worried about the cam shaft support. The cam journals are formed 1/2 in the cylinder head, and 1/2 in the cylinder head cover. By putting a gasket in there, it is changing the tolerances (much looser) on the camshaft bearing surfaces. I don't think that the service manual recommended liquid sealant (Hondabond) provides much of a thickness once everything is torqued. I think that an actual gasket would end of being much thicker than the Hondabond would be.

[yaegerb]

I make gaskets for the valve cover b/c I always seem to need to pull it off multiple times during a reassembly. I just cut it from gasket sheets. I don't think that should be an issue since I adjust the valves after the gasket is in. At the most it would slightly change the angle of the contact patch for the lifter. Any input that I should not be doing this?

200x heads are not designed for a gasket specifically for the reason that wonderboy stated. The tolerances to hold the cam are very specific. I wouldn't be running a gasket.

[averysdad]

I had to use ultra gray permatex cam was tight going in. The little 200x runs good pulls pretty hard and snappy I have never been on one that wasn't wore out and smoking lol. The valves seem to be making a lot of noise at higher rpm probably normal. I adjusted them by feel the first time they seemed kinda loud so I adjusted them with a feeler gauge and now they are louder lol . Lots of oil on the springs and all so it's getting oil .Going to get a 3mm bolt so I can pull up on the cam chain tensioner see if that helps.

[oscarmayer]

did you adjust the timing chain per manual? did you build it and tighten everything per manual specs? if not that could be part of the issue.