Can anyone give me a complete count and size of the engine tin cheesehead screws?
Kev
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It looks like that screw but I believe there are different sized required.
There are three sizes. The most numerous is M6, with a ~10mm threaded length. There is one larger diameter one (either M7 or M8), similar length. And there are two smaller diameter ones (I think M5) that go on the under-cylinder tin. Again, similar length.
I don't recall the thread pitch, but it's the standard one in each case.
The stock screws have a slot that only the biggest screwdriver I could find would fit--but maneuvering that driver in the tight quarters of the engine bay was an exercise in frustration for me. So I bought a baggie of 100 Allen-head screws of the same size. I have found them much easier to deal with, in general. The only problem is the way that the heads hold water--they're getting a little crusty, now...
--DD
I don't recall the thread pitch, but it's the standard one in each case.
The stock screws have a slot that only the biggest screwdriver I could find would fit--but maneuvering that driver in the tight quarters of the engine bay was an exercise in frustration for me. So I bought a baggie of 100 Allen-head screws of the same size. I have found them much easier to deal with, in general. The only problem is the way that the heads hold water--they're getting a little crusty, now...
--DD
Thats why you go with stainless allen head screws 
get them in the phillips head variety. super easy with a magnitized screwdriver.
k
k
SS hex head is the way to go. Just replaced all the screw with SS bolts.
I got them local from a nuts and bolts store also got SS washers as well.
I got them local from a nuts and bolts store also got SS washers as well.
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