Ok i saw this answer the other day but i forgot it and couldnt find it in a search. What is the valve cover supposed to be torqued to>? Im replacing my gasket and need to know, thanks!

 

www.miata.net/garage/valvecover/index.html

follow steps 9 and 11 and you'll be set....

 

Cool thanks alot, but do you know how to trans late 43-78 inch pounds to foot pounds? I just went and bought a 3/8" torque wrench for just this job, but its inch pounds and its a really nice wrench so I dont want to take it back. But if i cant use it I will go and buy a 1/4" torque wrench. Thanks

 

12 inches to the foot, last I checked. So, 43-78 in-lbs is ~3.6-6.5 ft.lbs. Or not very tight. A nut-driver is probably a better choice than a torque wrench, but I usually use my 1/4" wrench (held between the middle and ring finger) for a little more torque than I can get with the nut-driver.

11-18 ft-lbs is the torque numbers for the spark plug (actually 11-17).