*sigh*
If you have a nice valve cover, NEVER PUT IT ON THE MOTOR BEFORE SAID MOTOR IS INSTALLED. Common fucking sense people. Ugh.
Just take the damn thing and hit it with a hammer, I never want to see it again. Better yet, douse it with gasoline, light it and then hit it with a hammer.
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1973 VW Squareback
1979 AMC Jeep Cherokee Chief
RIP Tim