Yikes-I didn’t read this until after I put the cover back on! I did match up all my new parts to the old ones and nothing was a different size, so luckily that wasn’t an issue. So I did get the engine cover back on-I hate doing things that have a time limit. The service manual said I had 4 minutes after putting the sealant on the spots it
illustrated. I didn’t time myself, but I wasn’t taking it back off.
I got the harmonic balancer out of the vehicle where I have all of its parts stored and cleaned that up (another 4
minute time limit installation job with sealant on the key slot). I read the service instructions again and noticed it mentioned the crankshaft front seal. I wish I would have thought about that more before I put the engine cover back on. So now I am wondering if I should replace that. Is that something I can do without taking the engine cover back off? I feel like I should replace it before going to all of the trouble of putting this buggy back together!