I agree, what a lame attachment method. There are some unused bosses on
the heads that could be drilled and tapped. Some short tabs would need
to be attached to the edge of the covers.

Mark

Larry Alofs wrote:
>
> Doktor Tim wrote:
>  It takes me near 2 hours to do a proper drain, rinse, refill and bleed
> for
> > the Wasserboxers. Tip: when you remove the lower covers on the heads to
> > access the drain plugs, cut a slot into the tabs that mount on the exhaust
> > port studs, then in future you don't have to remove the bolts or nuts, just
> > back them off a turn or two to drop the covers. Saves a good bit of time
> > for this service next time.
>
> Why can't we come up with a simple mod to completely avoid bothering the
> exhaust bolts?
>
> Larry A.