Subject line says it all.  Should that wire bail that holds the valve covers
be pulled up or down?  And how?  Do I just lever it down?  And then
replacing??  I think I could get it off OK but not so sure about putting it
back on.  Bentley doesn't give any advice on this.

My beloved Westy is making a noise that sounds like the valves need
adjusting but they're hydraulic so it's not as simple as that.  I did a
compression test and got 125 on #1 cyl, 165 on #2, 140 on #3 and 180 on #4.
So now I need to pull off the valve covers and see what's going on.  I'm low
on #1 and #3 so I guess this may mean something with the valve train as I'm
looking at a problem with the cylinders facing each other.  I dunno.  : (

Thanx for this.  This list is just fantastic.

Rich