A little Progress - A Little long

["Dupree, Robert A." <rdupree@sidley.com>]

Hey,
 Last night I tried to retro-fit the head lamp assemblies from an '86   
5000CS Quattro; but was sadly dissappointed.  The mounting brakets are   
the same dimensions, but they are about an inch and a half to far   
forward.  I think the design could be implemented with a homebuilt   
braket; but the side marker lamps will require a bit more attention.   
 After I put everything back together in the front; I decided on a whim   
to check how tight the bolts on my leaking valve cover were.  I could not   
believe it; most of them were on there only finger tight!  I started to   
tighten them down; but I thought maybe that might be a bad idea.   
 Thoughts on this anyone?  I do have a new valve conver gasket; but I am   
wondering should I try to solve the problem by just tightening the cover   
using the existing gasket?  One thing of note: how the hell does everyone   
get the air filter cover off down in there.  I cannot even get my hands   
down onto the rear clamps.

Thanks,
Bob Dupree
'87 5000CS Quattro