Todays weather was so awesome. It was near 70 most of the day. That is insane to me since it is early January. Any ways, today I did some more Jeep stuff. First I repaired the broken bolts in the valve cover and also put a new gasket on. Since I had to take the cover off and break the seal of the gasket I just put on, I decided not to get a new gasket to make sure the seal is tight. The swap went much quicker today, and I also was not rushed due to cold and dark (like last time).

I had to ride my bike to 2 different Autozone stores to get the gasket, but I felt it was worth it. More good luck: the broken bolts had some threads to grab onto with pliers. I was able to get the broken part out without drilling into it. I was happy.

I put RTV sealant on the valve cover, then stuck the cork gasket in the goo. I let it set so it wouldnt be too wet when I put the cover back on the motor. All went well. I didnt torque the bolts down too hard this time.

I also got the amp and wiring all installed and hidden. I didnt buy a radio for the car. Instead I am running a headphone jack plug on one end that splits into RCA plugs on the other end. This plugs into the amp so my mp3 player is the radio for the car. The mp3 players volume controls the volume of the speakers (an overhead soundbar made for jeeps). I wish they made a simple head unit for a car that all it has on it is a headphone jack for your mp3 player and a volume knob.

All is going well.