Whew! Took a long while to get to this point. Somehow more jobs keep getting added, but at 122K and change I have finally completed the the valve adjustment job and got her all back together. Definitely liking the Fel-Pro gasket kit. Was concerned about cleanliness of the engine internals, so I...

So I stripped a couple bolts recently in the top of the valve cover and I was wondering if I can use any valve cover from the K-series or does it have to be specific to my year and model? I'm looking to just replace the cover as a whole.

My first time here...I read many good advisement's, so please help figure out some repair priorities. My 2005 no frills 2WD with 149K has got a leaky valve cover and my mechanic said I should replace the gasket. While he's there should I also... replace the timing chain and tension-er, (the...