Guys, the valve cover comes off fine, but you have to remove that part to
get the cylinder head off, and yes it as an afterthought - when the Amphicar
body was designed the engine was in a slightly different position, you can
imagine that someone in Germany in 1961 had an "Oh S**t" moment when they
realised that with the engine in the new and final position slightly further
forward it was impossible to remove the head without taking the complete
block out !

David Chapman in the UK


> If its right above the valve cover, then if you remove it, you can
actually
> get the valve cover off to adjust the valves. Otherwise, you can't get
the
> valve cover off without pulling the engine. Also, if you are pulling the
> engine and transmission as one unit, then removing the plate also gives
you
> just a tad more room for manipulation as you thread the whole shebang over
> the transom.
>
> Al Heath




        
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