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re: Scary noise when tightening cam cover nuts



jhpike@domain.elided wrote in AD V8 #1062:

>I was putting the cam cover on,  after my home made leak down test (look 
>for in a post coming soon to a Digest near you)  and as I tightened up 
>the cover nuts I heard a sharp CRACK...  first on one,  then on a second 
>one!

It's possible you broke the cam cover by overtightening the hold-downs.  It
happens.  Check it carefully for cracks.  
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